Nozamichthys Explained

Nozamichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the late Moscovian stage of the Pennsylvanian epoch in what is now Illinois, United States.^{[1] [2]} Fossils were collected from the Mazon Creek fossil beds. The first part of the genus name is Mazon spelled backwards, and the second part means 'fish' (Greek, Modern (1453-);: ἰχθῦς).^[1]

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Schultze . H.-P. . Bardack . D. . 1987 . Diversity and size changes in palaeonisciform fishes (Actinopterygii, Pisces) from the Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek fauna, Illinois, U.S.A. . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 7 . 1 . 1–23 . 10.1080/02724634.1987.10011635. 1987JVPal...7....1S .
2. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 2009-02-27 .