Wadeichthys Temporal range: Lower Cretacetous |
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W. oxyops and Koonwarria | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pachycormiformes |
Family: | Archaeomaenidae |
Genus: | Wadeichthys |
Species: | W. oxyops |
Binomial name | |
Wadeichthys oxyops Waldman, 1971 |
Wadeichthys oxyops is an extinct archaeomaenid bony fish from the Koonwarra Lake fauna of Lower Cretaceous Victoria, Australia. If the related pachycormiform Koonwarria is regarded as being in a different family, then W. oxyops is the only known Cretaceous-aged archaeomaenid.