Thrissops (from Greek: θρῐ́ξthrix, 'hair' and Greek: ὄψιςópsis 'look')[1] is an extinct genus of stem-teleost fish from the Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian).[2] Its fossils are known from the Solnhofen Limestone,[3] as well as the Kimmeridge Clay.
Thrissops was a fast predatory fish about 60 centimetres (24 in) long, that fed on other bony fish.[4] It had a streamlined body with a deeply cleft tail and only very small pelvic fins. Thrissops was one of the smaller members of the order Ichthyodectiformes, which also included giants like Xiphactinus and Saurodon.[5]
^Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 171. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
^Solnhofen und seine Fossilien: Thrissops Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
^Orvar Nybelin, "Versuch einer taxonomischen revision der jurassischen Fischgattung Thrissops Agassiz", Nature (1964)
^Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 39. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
Fossilien: Thrissops Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Orvar Nybelin, "Versuch einer taxonomischen revision der jurassischen Fischgattung Thrissops Agassiz"...
most diverse throughout the Cretaceous period, though basal forms like Thrissops, Occithrissops and Allothrissops are known from the Middle-Late Jurassic...
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Genus Species Location Stratigraphic Position Abundance Notes Images Thrissops Indeterminate Dorset Most common Kimmeridge clay fish, known from several...
refers to the occidental occurrence of the genus and its relationship to Thrissops. Occithrissops reached length about 20 centimetres (7.9 in). Although...
Sanctusichthys S. rieteri Siemensichthys S. macrocephalus Simocormus S. macrolepidotus Solnhofenamia S. elongata Tharsis T. dubius Thrissops T. subovatus...
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