Cladocyclus

Cladocyclus
Temporal range: Albian-Cenomanian
~112.6–94.3 Ma
Fossil of C. gardneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ichthyodectiformes
Family: Cladocyclidae
Genus: Cladocyclus
Agassiz, 1841
Species
  • C. gardneri Agassiz, 1841
  • C. geddesi Berrell, 2014

Cladocyclus (derived from the Greek κλάδος/kládos ("branch") and κύκλος/kýklos ("circle")[1]) is an extinct genus of marine ichthyodectiform fish from the middle Cretaceous. It was a predatory fish of about 1.20 metres (3.9 ft) in length.