Gyrosteus Temporal range: Toarcian |
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Reconstruction of Gyrosteus mirabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Chondrosteiformes |
Family: | Chondrosteidae |
Genus: |
Gyrosteus Agassiz, 1843 |
Species | |
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Gyrosteus mirabilis is an extinct ray-finned fish that lived during the Jurassic. It was found near Whitby, United Kingdom and was about 5 m (17 ft) long.