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A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish. Lists of various prehistoric fishes include: List of prehistoric jawless fish; List of ...
Leedsichthys, a giant Jurassic pachycormid. This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms.
The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered agnathans. Modern forms are excluded from this list.
The pallid sturgeon is an ancient fish native to the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The fish was listed as an endangered species in the 1990s.
Lists of prehistoric fish. List of prehistoric bony fish genera; List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera; List of prehistoric jawless fish genera; List of acanthodian genera; List of conodont genera; List of placoderm genera
A newfound fossil of a jawless fish is the oldest known vertebrate cranium preserved in 3D. The 455 million-year-old find could illuminate how vertebrate heads evolved.
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Major groups of fish evolved during this period, often referred to as the age of fish. [39] See Category:Devonian fish. D e v o n i a n: Early Devonian: Early Devonian (419–393 Ma): Psarolepis: Psarolepis (speckled scale) is a genus of extinct lobe-finned fish that lived around 397 to 418 Ma.