''Anaethalion'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
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Prehistoric fish
The evolution of fish began about 530 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion. It was during this time that the early chordates developed the skull and the vertebral column, leading to the first craniates and vertebrates. The first fish ...
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List of prehistoric bony fish
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References
* Arratia, GF, "Anaethalion and similar teleosts (Actinopterygii, Pisces) from the Late Jurassic (Tithonian) of southern Germany and their relationships", ''Palaeontographica Abteilung A Palaeozoologie-Stratigraphie'', vol. 200, issue 1–3, pp. 1–44. ISSN 0375-0442.
* Poyato-Ariza, Francisco José, "The elopiform fish ''Anaethalion angustus'' restored, with comments on individual variation", ''Mesozoic Fishes 2 – Systematics and Fossil Record'', G. Arratia & H.-P. Schultze (eds.): pp. 361–36. .
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Late Jurassic fish
Jurassic bony fish
Early Cretaceous fish
Cretaceous bony fish
Elopiformes
Solnhofen fauna
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