Parawenzichthys

Parawenzichthys is an extinct genus of protacanthopterygian fish containing the single species Parawenzichthys minor, known from the Turonian age Atlântida Formation in the Pelotas Basin in southern Brazil.

Parawenzichthys
Temporal range: Turonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Argentiniformes
Family:
Argentinidae
Genus:
†Parawenzichthys

de Figueiredo, Gallo, & Delarmelina 2012
Species

†P. minor

References

    Further reading
    • de Figueiredo, F.J.; Gallo, V.; Delarmelina, A.F.P. (2012). "A new protacanthopterygian fish from the Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) of the Pelotas Basin, southern Brazil". Cretaceous Research. 34: 116–123. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.10.009.


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