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Australopachycormus is an extinct genus of marine pachycormiform fish. It is only known from the type species, A. hurleyi, from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Toolebuc Formation of Queensland, Australia. Like the related Protosphyraena, it possessed an elongated rostrum.[1][2] Some sources have recovered it as a potential junior synonym of Protosphyraena, although more research is necessary.[3]

Etymology

The generic name derives from the Greek word 'Australo' (meaning 'southern') and 'pachycormus' (pachycormid generic name), referring to the fact that A. hurleyi is the first early Cretaceous pachycormid recorded from the southern hemisphere. The specific name honors Tom Hurley, who discovered the holotype specimen.[2]

References

  1. ^ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  2. ^ a b Kear, Benjamin P. (2007-12-12). "First record of a pachycormid fish (Actinopterygii: Pachycormiformes) from the Lower Cretaceous of Australia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (4): 1033–1038. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[1033:FROAPF]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 89193950.
  3. ^ Gouiric-Cavalli, Soledad; Arratia, Gloria (2021-11-02). "A new †Pachycormiformes (Actinopterygii) from the Upper Jurassic of Gondwana sheds light on the evolutionary history of the group". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 19 (21): 1517–1550. doi:10.1080/14772019.2022.2049382. ISSN 1477-2019.
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