Chardonius Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Cohort: | Euteleostei |
Genus: | †
Chardonius Taverne, 1975 |
Species: | †C. longicaudatus
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Binomial name | |
†Chardonius longicaudatus Taverne, 1975
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Chardonius is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish from the late Aptian or early Albian. It contains a single species, C. longicaudatus, from the Loia Beds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2]
Its taxonomic placement is uncertain, and it has been alternatively classified as a " clupeoid" or a " salmoniform". [2] [3] The latter classification is now thought to be a wastebasket treatment. [4] It is currently considered an indeterminate euteleost. [5]
Morphologically, it is notable for the extreme anterior insertion point of its dorsal fin compared to the anal fin. [5] [6]
Chardonius Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Cohort: | Euteleostei |
Genus: | †
Chardonius Taverne, 1975 |
Species: | †C. longicaudatus
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Binomial name | |
†Chardonius longicaudatus Taverne, 1975
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Chardonius is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish from the late Aptian or early Albian. It contains a single species, C. longicaudatus, from the Loia Beds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2]
Its taxonomic placement is uncertain, and it has been alternatively classified as a " clupeoid" or a " salmoniform". [2] [3] The latter classification is now thought to be a wastebasket treatment. [4] It is currently considered an indeterminate euteleost. [5]
Morphologically, it is notable for the extreme anterior insertion point of its dorsal fin compared to the anal fin. [5] [6]