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  2. Lists of prehistoric fish - Wikipedia

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    The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology. A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish. They were very different from ...

  3. Coelacanth - Wikipedia

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    Coelacanths (/ ˈ s iː l ə k æ n θ / ⓘ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. [2] [3] As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish.

  4. List of recently extinct fishes - Wikipedia

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    As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cartilaginous fish

  5. Leedsichthys - Wikipedia

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    Leedsichthys is an extinct genus of pachycormid fish that lived in the oceans of the Middle to Late Jurassic. [1] It is the largest ray-finned fish, and amongst the largest fish known to have ever existed. [2] The first remains of Leedsichthys were identified in the nineteenth century.

  6. Dunkleosteus - Wikipedia

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    Dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large arthrodire ("jointed-neck") fish that existed during the Late Devonian period, about 382–358 million years ago.It was a pelagic fish inhabiting open waters, and one of the first apex predators of any ecosystem.

  7. Category:Lists of prehistoric fish - Wikipedia

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    Lists of prehistoric fish genera (alphabetic) (7 P) Pages in category "Lists of prehistoric fish" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

  8. List of prehistoric jawless fish genera - Wikipedia

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    Arandaspis prionotolepis. This list of prehistoric jawless fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be jawless fish, excluding purely vernacular terms.

  9. Great Lakes fish thought extinct for decades rediscovered ...

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    The fish was thought extinct on the Great Lakes for nearly 40 years, and not known to exist in Lake Superior. ... along with the other invasive species. "The idea is these native fish are very ...