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Phyllodus

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Phyllodus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Albuliformes
Family:	†Phyllodontidae
Genus:	†Phyllodus

Phyllodus is an extinct genus of bony fish from the Maastrichtian to Middle Miocene. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Maastrichtian to Lancian Hell Creek Formation and the Eocene London Clay.

See also

List of prehistoric bony fish genera

References

Further reading

Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 215)

Elopomorph genera

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii
Infraclass: Teleostei

- see Actinopterygii

- see Neopterygii

see Teleostei
Elopomorpha	see below↓

Elopomorpha

†Anaethalion †Aulothrissus †Daitingichthys †Davichthys †Echinelops †Eichstaettia †Elopsomolos †Eoprotelops †Epaelops †Flindersichthys †Ichthyemidion †Leptoelops †Naiathaelon †Protelops
†Phyllodontidae	Egertonia Eodiaphyodus Paralbula Phyllodus Pseudoegertonia
Elopidae	†Ctenodentelops Elops †Kipalelops †Lyrolepis †Protoelops
Megalopidae	†Arratiaelops †Brouweria †Elopoides Megalops †Paratarpon †Promegalops †Protarpon †Sedenhorstia

†Baugeichthys †Brannerion †Bullichthys †Euroka †Farinichthys †Holcolepis †Lebonichthys †Marathonichthys †Osmeroides †Palealbula †Paraelops †Protalbula †Stewartichthys
Albulidae	Albula †Casierius †Deltaichthys †Elopothrissus †Hajulia †Istieus †Italoalbula Nemoossis †Nunaneichthys †Phosphonatator †Pteralbula Pterothrissus

Notacanthiformes

Notacanthidae	Lipogenys Notacanthus Polyacanthonotus
Halosauridae	Aldrovandia †Echidnocephalus Halosauropsis Halosaurus †Laytonia

- see Eels

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