Rhinconichthys
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Rhinconichthys Temporal range: Cretaceous |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Pachycormiformes |
| Family: | †Pachycormidae |
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†Rhinconichthys Friedman et al., 2010 |
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†R. taylori Friedman et al., 2010 |
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†R. taylori Friedman et al., 2010
†R. purgatoirensis Schumacher et al., 2016
†R. uyenoi Schumacher et al., 2016
Rhinconichthys is an extinct genus of bony fish which existed during the upper Cretaceous period.
Along with its close cousins the great-white-shark-sized or larger Bonnerichthys and the immense Leedsichthys, Rhinconichthys forms a line of giant filter-feeding bony pachycormid fish that swam the Jurassic and Cretaceous seas for over 100 million years.
Rhinconichthys was a medium-sized fish. R.uyenoi grew to around 3.4–4.5 meters, while R.purgatoriensis was much smaller, around 2–2.7 meters.
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