Davichthys

Davichthys
Temporal range: Cenomanian to Santonian
Specimen of D. gardneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Elopiformes
Family: Elopidae
Genus: †Davichthys
Forey, 1973
Species
  • †D. dubius (Davis, 1887)
  • †D. gardneri Forey, 1973
  • †D. lacostei (Arambourg, 1954)

Davichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish related to modern ladyfish. It is known from the Late Cretaceous of southern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. It is one of the earliest known elopids.[1][2][3][4]

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