Dorsetichthys
| Dorsetichthys Temporal range: Early Jurassic (Sinemurian),
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| Fossil of D. bechei,Teylers Museum, Haarlem | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | †Dorsetichthyiformes Arratia, 2013 |
| Family: | †Dorsetichthyidae Arratia, 2013 |
| Genus: | †Dorsetichthys Arratia, 2013 |
| Species: | †D. bechei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Dorsetichthys bechei (Agassiz, 1837)
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Dorsetichthys is an extinct genus of marine stem-teleost ray-finned fish from the Early Jurassic period of Europe. It contains a single species, D. bechei, known from the Sinemurian-aged Lower Lias of England and the Moltrasio Formation of Italy.