Saurorhynchus

Extinct genus of fishes

Saurorhynchus Temporal range: Pliensbachian-Aalenian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Fossil of Saurorhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Saurichthyiformes
Family:	†Saurichthyidae
Genus:	†Saurorhynchus Reis 1892
Type species
†Saurorhynchus acutus (Agassiz 1844)
Other species
†Saurorhynchus anningae †Saurorhynchus brevirostris †Saurorhynchus hauffi
Synonyms
Acidorhynchus Stensiö 1925^[1]

Saurorhynchus (= Acidorhynchus)^[1] is an extinct genus of carnivorous bony fish that lived during the Early and Middle Jurassic epochs.^[2] Fossils have been found in Europe (France, Belgium, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Germany,^[3] Italy) and North America (Canada^[4]). It is commonly found in pelagic and lagoonal deposits, but mostly marine. Largest specimens can grow up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft).^[5]

Four Jurassic species are recognized.^[3] In addition, the Late Triassic species Saurichthys striolatus, Saurichthys calcaratus, and Saurichthys deperditus are sometimes referred to Saurorhynchus, although Saurorhynchus is then treated as a subgenus of Saurichthys.^[6]

Saurorhynchus is the youngest representative of the family Saurichthyidae and the order Saurichthyiformes. This family is known for its large, elongate jaws, similar to modern Belonidae. Saurichthyidae also includes the Permian genus Eosaurichthys and the Triassic genus Saurichthys.

References

^ ^a ^b Kogan, I. (2016). "Acidorhynchus Stensiö, 1925 or Saurorhynchus Reis, 1892: how to call the Jurassic saurichthyid?". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 279: 123–126. doi:10.1127/njgpa/2016/0545.
^ Maxwell, E.E. (2016). "First Middle Jurassic record of Saurichthyidae (Actinopterygii)". Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 90 (2): 287–291. doi:10.1007/s12542-015-0281-5. S2CID 130850983.
^ ^a ^b Maxwell, E. E.; Stumpf, S. (2017). "Revision of Saurorhynchus (Actinopterygii: Saurichthyidae) from the Early Jurassic of England and Germany". European Journal of Taxonomy (321): 1–29. doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.321.
^ Neuman, A. G.; Wilson, M. V. H. (1985). "A fossil fish of the family Saurichthyidae from the Lower Jurassic of western Alberta, Canada". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 22 (8): 1158–1162. Bibcode:1985CaJES..22.1158N. doi:10.1139/e85-118.
^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
^ Maxwell, E.E.; Romano, C. & Wu, F.-X. (2021). "Regional disparity in the axial skeleton of Saurichthyidae and implications for axial regionalization in non‐teleostean actinopterygians". Journal of Zoology. 315: 29–41. doi:10.1111/jzo.12878.

Actinopterygian genera

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes

Gnathostomata

see Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii	see below↓

Actinopterygii

†Austelliscus †Cheirolepis †Cuneognathus †Dialipina? †Kentuckia †Krasnoyarichthys †Ligulalepis? †Limnomis †Meemannia †Moythomasia †Naxilepis? †Orvikuina? †Osorioichthys †Palaeoneiros †Pickeringius †Raynerius †Stegotrachelus †Tegeolepis †Terenolepis?
†Howqualepididae	Donnrosenia Howqualepis
†Mimiidae	Gogosardina Mimipiscis
Post-Devonian taxa	see below↓

Post-Devonian taxa

†Adroichthys
†Aetheretmon
†Agecephalichthys
†Amblypterina
†Ambodipia
†Aneurolepis
†Angatubichthys
†Apateolepis
†Arratiaichthys
†Asarotus
†Australichthys
†Avonichthys
†Beagiascus
†Belichthys
†Bethesdaichthys
†Birgeria
†Bishofia
†Bluefieldius
†Blourugia
†Boreolepis
†Brachydegma
†Brachypareion
†Brazilichthys
†Burguklia
†Carbonilepis
†Caruichthys
†Centrolepis
†Charleuxia
†Chichia
†Coccocephalus
†Concentrilepis
†Cornuboniscus
†Cosmolepis
†Cosmoptychius
†Cretolepis
†Cylindrichthys
†Daqingshaniscus
†Disichthys
†Dmitrevichthys
†Drydenius
†Duwaichthys
†Dwykia
†Elpisopholis
†Ganolepis
†Gardinerichthys
†Gardinerpiscis
†Gondwanichthys
†Grandfieldia
†Guaymayenia
†Guntherichthys
†Gyrolepidoides
†Huanghelepis
†Hyllingea
†Illiniichthys
†Inichthys
†Irajapintoseidon
†Itararichthys
†Kalops
†Kansasiella
†Karaunguria
†Kazanichthys
†Kelliaichthys
†Kenderlichthys
†Khantausia
†Kompasia
†Kutaichthys
†Lambeia
†Lanarkichthys
†Lawrenciella
†Leptogenichthys
†Letovichthys
†Lineagruan
†Luederia
†Mansfieldiscus
†Megapteriscus
†Melanecta
†Mesembrioniscus
†Mesonichthys
†Mesopoma
†Ministrella
†Monesedeiphus
†Muensterichthys
†Myriolepis
†Nematoptychius
†Neuburgella
†Notacmon
†Novogonatodus
†Nozamichthys
†Oxypteriscus
†Pacorichthys
†Palaeobergia
†Paphosiscus
†Paradrydenius
†Paralogoniscus
†Peleichthys
†Piratata
†Phanerorhynchus
†Phanerosteon
†Praolepis
†Protamblyptera
†Pseudohaplolepis
†Psilichthys
†Pteroniscus
†Rastrolepis
†Reticulolepis
†Roslerichthys
†Rubidus
†Samarichthys
†Santosichthys
†Sceletophorus
†Schizolepis
†Senekichthys
†Sinkiangichthys
†Sinoniscus
†Sixtelia
†Sphaerolepis
†Spinofacia
†Strepheoschema
†Sundayichthys
†Tanypterichthys
†Tanyrhinichthys
†Tienshaniscus
†Trachelacanthus
†Trawdenia
†Turgoniscus
†Ufalepis
†Urosthenes
†Usclasichthys?
†Uydenia
†Uydenichthys
†Varialepis
†Wayaobulepis
†Westlepis
†Whiteichthys
†Willomorichthys
†Woodichthys
†Xingshikous
†Yogoniscus
†Yaomoshania
†Zhongweilepis

†Acrolepidae

Acrolepis
Acropholis
Challaia
Kasanilepis
Namaichthys
Plegmolepis
Progyrolepis?
Watsonichthys

†Aeduellidae

Aeduella
Bourbonnella
Decazella
Neslovicella
Platysella
Puertollanichthys
Schafeevus
Spinarichthys
Westollia

†Aesopichthyidae

Aesopichthys
Proceramala

†Amblypteridae

Amblypterus
Daphnaechelus
Korutichthys?
Lawnia
Paramblypterus
Tchekardichthys
Tholonosteon
Tholonotus

†Bobasatraniiformes

Dorypterus
Bobasatraniidae	Bobasatrania Ebenaqua Ecrinesomus?

†Canobiidae

Canobius
Schaefferius

†Discordichthyidae

Discordichthys
Geryonichthys
Mamulichthys
Mutovinia

†Eigiliidae

Eigilia
Strelnia

†Elonichthyidae

Alilepis
Elonichthys
Palaeostrugia?
Meisenheimichthys
Rhabdolepis?

†Eurynotiformes

Mesolepis Paramesolepis Proteurynotus Wardichthys
Amphicentridae	Amphicentrum Cheirodopsis Eurynotus
Styracopteridae	Benedenius Fouldenia Styracopterus