Английская Википедия:Eutrichiurides
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Eutrichiurides is an extinct genus of prehistoric cutlass fish.[1][2]
Similar and related genera include the extant Aphanopus, Trichiurides and Trichiurus.[3] These fishes lived in the Eocene period, from 55.8 to 48.6 mya.[3]
Species
Species within this genus include:[4]
- Eutrichiurides orpiensis (Leriche, 1906)
- Eutrichiurides goberti (Casier, 1944)
- Eutrichiurides termieri (Arambourg)
- Eutrichiurides delheidi (Leriche, 1908)
Description
Eutrichiurides species were very similar in form and build to modern snake mackerels, in that they were long and slender, blade-shaped fishes with elongated jaws possessing fangs and needle-shaped teeth.[5]
Distribution
Fossils of Eutrichiurides have been found the Eocene fossil sediments of India, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.[3]
See also
References
Шаблон:Paleo-perciformes-stub
Шаблон:Scombroidei-stub