- Nursallia
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Nursallia Conservation status FossilScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pycnodontiformes Family: Pycnodontidae Genus: Nursallia Nursallia is an extinct genus of bony fish from the Late Cretaceous period. It is often referred to as "dinner-plate fish" because of its shape and size.
References
- Studies on Mexican Paleontology (Topics in Geobiology) by Francisco J. Vega, Torrey G. Nyborg, María del Carmen Perrilliat, and Marisol Montellano-Ballesteros (page 179)
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