Euthynotus

Euthynotus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Toarcian. It is the most basal pachycormiform. The second most basal is Pachycormus. Fossil remains have been found in Europe.

 Description 
Euthynotus had a slender body. The skull was quite long and narrow, with a slightly pointed snout. The dorsal fin was small and placed far away.

 Systematics 

 Species 
Euthynotus has two species:

 †Euthynotus incognitus Blainville, 1818
 †Euthynotus intermedius Agassiz, 1839

 Synonyms 

 Parathrissops Sauvage, 1891

 Species info 

 Euthynotus incognitus 
Euthynotus incognitus is a species of Euthynotus. It is very much well-known.

 Euthynotus intermedius 
Euthynotus intermedius is another species of Euthynotus. Unlike the other species, it's not well-known.

 Paleoecology 
Like many pachycormiforms, Euthynotus was a predatory fish. The particularly long body of this fish made it very fast. It was a carnivore.

 Related pages 

 Orthocormus
 Pachycormus (fish)
 Nelumbo nucifera
 Heterolepidotus
 Semionotiformes
 Pike topminnow
 Blackstripe topminnow


 References 

 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
 "†Euthynotus (ray-finned fish)" . Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

Taxon identifiers Wikidata: Q5414542
 Fossilworks: 35255
 GBIF: 4838924
 IRMNG: 1310118
Category:Extinct fish
Category:Ray-finned fish
Category:Jurassic
Category:Taxa described in 1843