Rhinconichthys
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<templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>†Pachycormiformes
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<templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>†Pachycormidae
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<templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>†Rhinconichthys
Friedman et al., 2010
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<templatestyles src="Noitalic/styles.css"/>†R. taylori Friedman et al., 2010 |
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Rhinconichthys is an extinct genus of bony fish which existed during the upper Cretaceous period.[2]
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.[3]
References
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- ↑ http://www.techtimes.com/articles/131855/20160209/ancient-fish-rhinconichthys-used-big-mouth-to-swallow-planktons-in-cretaceous-period-oceans.htm
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