Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family †Pachycormidae Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order †Pachycormiformes Scientific name Rhinconichthys taylori | |
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Similar Pachycormidae, Bonnerichthys, Asthenocormus, Pachycormus, Microhyla laterite | ||
Rhinconichthys is an extinct genus of bony fish which existed during the upper Cretaceous period.
Along with its close cousins the great-white-shark-sized or larger Bonnerichthys and the immense Leedsichthys, Rhinconichthys forms a line of giant filter-feeding bony pachycormid fish that swam the Jurassic and Cretaceous seas for over 100 million years.
Description
Rhinconichthys was a medium-sized fish. R.uyenoi grew to around 3.4-4.5 meters, while R.purgatoriensis was much smaller, around 2-2.7 meters.
References
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