Wardichthys Explained

Wardichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Tournaisian stage of the Mississippian epoch.^[1]

It was named in honour of the fossil collector John Ward (1837-1906) of Longton, Staffordshire^[2] by Ramsay Heatley Traquair in 1875.

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 2009-04-24 .
2. Woodward . Arthur Smith . Obituary - John Ward, F.G.S. . . 1907 . 141-143.