Saurorhynchus

Saurorhynchus; Temporal range: Pliensbachian-Aalenian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossil of Saurorhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Saurichthyiformes
Family:	†Saurichthyidae
Genus:	†Saurorhynchus; Reis 1892
Type species
	†Saurorhynchus acutus; (Agassiz 1844)
Other species
	†Saurorhynchus anningae †Saurorhynchus brevirostris †Saurorhynchus hauffi
Synonyms
	Acidorhynchus Stensiö 1925[1]

Saurorhynchus (= Acidorhynchus)[2] is an extinct genus of carnivorous bony fish. It is the youngest representative of the family Saurichthyidae. This family is known for its large, elongate jaws, similar to modern Belonidae. Saurichthyidae also includes the Permian genus Eosaurichthys and the Triassic genus Saurichthys.

Saurorhynchus brevirostris fossil

Fossils of Saurorhynchus have been found in Europe (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany,[3] Italy) and North America (Canada[4]). It lived during the Early and Middle Jurassic epochs.[5] It is commonly found in pelagic and lagoonal deposits, but mostly marine. Largest specimens can grow up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft).[6] Four species are recognized.[7]

References

Kogan, I. (2016): Acidorhynchus Stensiö, 1925 or Saurorhynchus Reis, 1892: how to call the Jurassic saurichthyid? Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen 279:123-126 https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2016/0545
Kogan, I. (2016): Acidorhynchus Stensiö, 1925 or Saurorhynchus Reis, 1892: how to call the Jurassic saurichthyid? Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen 279:123-126 https://doi.org/10.1127/njgpa/2016/0545
E. E. Maxwell and S. Stumpf. 2017. Revision of Saurorhynchus (Actinopterygii: Saurichthyidae) from the Early Jurassic of England and Germany. 321:1-29
A. G. Neuman and M. V. H. Wilson. 1985. A fossil fish of the family Saurichthyidae from the Lower Jurassic of western Alberta, Canada. 22:1158-1162
Maxwell, E.E. (2016): First Middle Jurassic record of Saurichthyidae (Actinopterygii). Paläontologische Zeitschrift 90:287-291 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-015-0281-5
Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
E. E. Maxwell and S. Stumpf. 2017. Revision of Saurorhynchus (Actinopterygii: Saurichthyidae) from the Early Jurassic of England and Germany. 321:1-29

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