Cyranichthys Temporal range:
Cenomanian
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Genus: | Cyranichthys (Casier, 1965)
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Cyranichthys is an extinct marine aulopiform fish genus from Cenomanian-aged marine strata of what is now the Kipala formation in the Congo, Belgium and The Netherlands. The type species C. ornatissimus is known from Africa, [1] while the newer discovered species, C. jagti, is known from Europe. [2]
The living animal would have had a gar-like or saury-like appearance, although its closest living relatives are lancetfish and lizardfish.
Cyranichthys Temporal range:
Cenomanian
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Genus: | Cyranichthys (Casier, 1965)
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Cyranichthys is an extinct marine aulopiform fish genus from Cenomanian-aged marine strata of what is now the Kipala formation in the Congo, Belgium and The Netherlands. The type species C. ornatissimus is known from Africa, [1] while the newer discovered species, C. jagti, is known from Europe. [2]
The living animal would have had a gar-like or saury-like appearance, although its closest living relatives are lancetfish and lizardfish.