Martillichthys Explained

Martillichthys is an extinct genus of pachycormiform fish, known from the late Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Oxford Clay, England. It is a member of the suspension feeding clade within the Pachycormiformes, most closely related to Asthenocormus.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. LISTON, J. J. 2008. A review of the characters of the edentulous pachycormiforms Leedsichthys, Asthenocormus and Martillichthys nov. gen. 181–198. In ARRATIA, G., SCHULTZE, H. P. and WILSON, M. V. H. (eds). Mesozoic Fishes 4 – Homology and phylogeny. Verlag Dr Friedrich Pfeil, Munich, 502 pp
  2. Dobson. Claire. Giles. Sam. Johanson. Zerina. Liston. Jeff. Friedman. Matt. February 2021. Cavin. Lionel. Cranial osteology of the Middle Jurassic (Callovian) Martillichthys renwickae (Neopterygii, Pachycormiformes) with comments on the evolution and ecology of edentulous pachycormiforms. Papers in Palaeontology. en. 7. 1. 111–136. 10.1002/spp2.1276. 2027.42/167090 . 202919395 . 2056-2799. free.

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