Rhinconichthys

Rhinconichthys is an extinct genus of bony fish which existed during the upper Cretaceous period.[2]

Rhinconichthys
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
†Pachycormiformes
Family:
†Pachycormidae
Genus:
†Rhinconichthys

Friedman et al., 2010
Species

†R. taylori Friedman et al., 2010
†R. purgatoirensis Schumacher et al., 2016[1]
†R. uyenoi Schumacher et al., 2016[1]

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.

Description

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.[3]

References
  1. Bruce Schumacher; Kenshu Shimada; Jeff Liston; Anthony Maltese (2016). "Highly specialized suspension-feeding bony fish Rhinconichthys (Actinopterygii: Pachycormiformes) from the mid-Cretaceous of the United States, England, and Japan". Cretaceous Research. 61: 71–85. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2015.12.017.
  2. Matt Friedman; Kenshu Shimada; Larry D. Martin; Michael J. Everhart; Jeff Liston; Anthony Maltese & Michael Triebold (2010). "100-million-year dynasty of giant planktivorous bony fishes in the Mesozoic seas" (PDF). Science. 327 (5968): 990–993. doi:10.1126/science.1184743. PMID 20167784.
  3. http://www.techtimes.com/articles/131855/20160209/ancient-fish-rhinconichthys-used-big-mouth-to-swallow-planktons-in-cretaceous-period-oceans.htm


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