| Jonoichthys Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Aspidorhynchiformes |
| Family: | †Aspidorhynchidae |
| Genus: | †Jonoichthys Gouiric-Cavalli, 2015 |
| Species: | †J. challwa |
| Binomial name | |
| †Jonoichthys challwa Gouiric-Cavalli, 2015 | |
Jonoichthys is an extinct genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Upper Jurassic of Argentina. The type and only known species is Jonoichthys challwa. The fossil remains of J. challwa were recovered from the Vaca Muerta Formation, in Neuquén province, Argentina. It belongs to the family Aspidorhynchidae, within Aspidorhynchiformes.[1]
References
- ↑ Gouiric-Cavalli, Soledad (June 2015). "Jonoichthys challwa gen. et sp. nov., a new Aspidorhynchiform (Osteichthyes, Neopterygii, Teleosteomorpha) from the marine Upper Jurassic sediments of Argentina, with comments about paleobiogeography of Jurassic aspidorhynchids". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (4): 291–304. Bibcode:2015CRPal..14..291G. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.03.007. hdl:11336/53596.
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