Thrissops

Thrissops (from Greek: θρῐ́ξ thrix, 'hair' and Greek: ὄψις ópsis 'look')[1] is an extinct genus of stem-teleost fish from the Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian).

[2] Its fossils are known from the Solnhofen Limestone,[3] as well as the Kimmeridge Clay.

[4] It had a streamlined body with a deeply cleft tail and only very small pelvic fins.

Thrissops was one of the smaller members of the order Ichthyodectiformes, which also included larger representatives like Xiphactinus and Saurodon.

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