Occithrissops

Occithrissops
Temporal range: Middle Jurassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ichthyodectiformes
Genus: Occithrissops
Schaeffer & Patterson, 1984
Type species
Occithrissops willsoni
Schaeffer & Patterson, 1984

Occithrissops is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish of the Jurassic, described from Sundance Formation. The genus name of Occithrissops refers to the occidental occurrence of the genus and its relationship to Thrissops.[1]

  1. ^ Schaeffer, Bobb; Patterson, Colin (1984). "Jurassic fishes from the western United States, with comments on Jurassic fish distribution. American Museum novitates ; no. 2796". hdl:2246/5270. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)