Pachycormiformes

Pachycormiformes is an extinct order of marine ray-finned fish known from the Early Jurassic to the end of the Cretaceous. It only includes a single family, Pachycormidae. They were characterized by having serrated pectoral fins (though more recent studies demonstrated that fin shape diversity in this group was high), reduced pelvic fins and a bony rostrum. Pachycormiformes are morphologically diverse, containing both tuna and swordfish-like carnivorous forms, as well as edentulous suspension-feeding forms.

Pachycormiformes
Temporal range: Early Jurassic - Late Cretaceous,
Skeleton of Pachycormus
Skeleton of Orthocormus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Infraclass: Teleosteomorpha
Division: Aspidorhynchei
Order: Pachycormiformes
Berg 1937
Family: Pachycormidae
Woodward, 1895
Type genus
Pachycormus
Agassiz, 1833
Genera

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Synonyms
  • Diphyodontidae Jordan, 1923
  • Erisichtheidae Cope, 1877b
  • Microlepidoti Zittel, 1887
  • Pelecopteridae Cope, 1875
  • Protosphyraenidae Lydekker, 1889
  • Sauropsidae Cope, 1877a
  • Saurotomini [Saurostomini] Bonaparte, 1846 corrig. Bonaparte 1850a
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