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Gyrosteus

Gyrosteus
Temporal range: Toarcian
Gyrosteus NT.jpg
Reconstruction of Gyrosteus mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Chondrosteiformes
Family: Chondrosteidae
Genus: Gyrosteus
Agassiz, 1843
Species
  • Gyrosteus mirabilis Agassiz 1844
  • Gyrosteus subdeltoideus Stinton & Torrens 1967

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.


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