Gillicus
Sign in to saveGillicus was a relatively small (about long) marine ichthyodectiform ray-finned fish that lived in central North America (Western Interior Seaway), Europe and East Asia, from the late Albian to the early Maastrichtian.
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- Image
- Xiphactinus sp. with Gillicus sp. in its stomach (fossil fishes) (Niobrara Formation, Upper Cretaceous; Gove County, Kansas, USA) 9 (32938621024).jpg
- Length
- 4
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- location of discovery
- North America
- name in kana
- ギッリクス
- Commons category
- Gillicus
- start time
- 100000000-
- end time
- 66000000-0
- taxon name
- Gillicus
- taxon rank
- genus
- time period
- Cretaceous
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Gillicus was a relatively small (about long) marine ichthyodectiform ray-finned fish that lived in central North America (Western Interior Seaway), Europe and East Asia, from the late Albian to the early Maastrichtian.
== Taxonomy == This genus contains two known species: †G. arcuatus (Cope, 1875) - Turonian to Santonian of Kansas (Niobrara Formation), South Dakota (Benton Shale), and Utah (Tropic Shale), US, Turonian of Coahuila, Mexico, Coniacian of Manitoba, Canada (Carlile Formation) †G. serridens (Woodward, 1901) - Albian of England (Gault Formation)
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