Chongichthys dentatus Arratia 1982 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Teleostei - Chongichthyidae

Full reference: G. Arratia. 1982. Chongichthys dentatus, new genus and species, from the Late Jurassic of Chile (Pisces: Teleostei: Chongichthyidae, new family). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 2(2):133-149

Belongs to Chongichthys according to G. Arratia 1982

See also Arratia 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: LBUCH 021778a, a skeleton (head and part of trunk with muscles, caudal fin missing). Its type locality is Quebrada El Profeta, which is in an Oxfordian marine marl in Chile.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Quebrada El Profeta

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.