Wadeichthys
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Wadeichthys Temporal range: Lower Cretacetous |
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| W. oxyops and Koonwarria | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pachycormiformes |
| Family: | Archaeomaenidae |
| Genus: | Wadeichthys |
| Species: | W. oxyops |
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Wadeichthys oxyops Waldman, 1971 |
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Wadeichthys oxyops is an extinct archaeomaenid bony fish from the Koonwarra Lake fauna of Lower Cretaceous Victoria, Australia. If the related pachycormiform Koonwarria is regarded as being in a different family, then W. oxyops is the only known Cretaceous-aged archaeomaenid.
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