Ichthyokentema purbeckensis
- Time
- 139.1–143.1 million years ago
- Period
- Unknown
- Known sites
- 1
Summary
Ichthyokentema ("fish-goad") is an extinct genus of stem-teleost fish that lived during the Late Jurassic. It contains one species, I. purbeckensis, which is known from the Purbeck Group of Dorset, England. I. purbeckensis was originally described as a species of Pholidophorus by William Davies in 1887, but was moved to its own genus by Arthur Smith Woodward in 1941.
Source: Wikipedia - Ichthyokentema
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