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†Helichthys
Broom, 1909
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†Helichthys browni Broom, 1909
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Helichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Early Triassic epoch in what is now South Africa. [1] [3]
Although several species of Helichthys have been erected (H. elegans, H. stegopyge, H. obesus, H. ctenipteryx, H. grandipennis), they were later all synonymized with the type species, H. browni. [2] Fossils were recovered from the Lower Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of Bekker's Kraal.
Helichthys Temporal range:
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†Helichthys
Broom, 1909
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†Helichthys browni Broom, 1909
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Helichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Early Triassic epoch in what is now South Africa. [1] [3]
Although several species of Helichthys have been erected (H. elegans, H. stegopyge, H. obesus, H. ctenipteryx, H. grandipennis), they were later all synonymized with the type species, H. browni. [2] Fossils were recovered from the Lower Cynognathus Assemblage Zone of Bekker's Kraal.