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{{Infobox Fish|name = Leedsichthys problematicus|order = †Pachycormiformes|family = †Pachycormidae|class = Actinopterygi|phylum = Chordata|period = Middle Jurassic period|locate = England, France, Germany, Chile|diet = plankton|size = under debate, about 16 meters}}
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'''''[[Leedsichtys|''Leedsichtys problematicus'']] '''''was an 80 ft filter-feeding fish from the Jurassic time period. This is the largest fish that ever lived and its closest modern-day relative is the bowfin. It shows signs of parallel evolution with the baleen whales and modern filter-feeding sharks (especially the basking shark). It was probably a passive feeder, swimming with its mouth open and on occassion closing the jaws to squeeze the water out and swallow the plankton.
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'''''Leedsichthys problematicus''''' was an 54 foot filter-feeding fish from the Jurassic time period. This is the largest fish that ever lived and its closest modern-day relative is the bowfin. It shows signs of parallel evolution with the baleen whales and modern filter-feeding sharks (especially the basking shark). It was probably a passive feeder, swimming with its mouth open and on occassion closing the jaws to squeeze the water out and swallow the plankton.
   
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Like the other plankton-eating animals, [[Leedsichthys|''Leedsichthys'']] was likely a migratory, nomadic creature, travelling around the world in search of plankton. Its giant sized protected it from smaller predators, like [[Hybodus|''Hybodus'']], a prehistoric shark, and [[Metriorhynchus|''Metriorhynchus'']], an aquatic crocodilian, but the bigger carnivores, the pliosaurs, were probably a regular threat to this giant.
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Like the other plankton-eating animals, '''''Leedsichthys''''' was likely a migratory, nomadic creature, travelling around the world in search of plankton. Its giant sized protected it from smaller predators, like ''[[Hybodus]]'', a prehistoric shark, and ''[[Metriorhynchus]]'', an aquatic crocodilian, but the bigger carnivores, the pliosaurs, were probably a regular threat to this giant.
   
 
==Discovery==
  
==Discovery==
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The first remains of [[Leedsichthys|''Leedsichthys'']] were identified in the nineteenth century. Especially important were the finds by the British collector [[Alfred Nicholson Leeds]], after whom the genus was named "Leeds' fish" in 1889.
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The first remains of ''Leedsichthys'' were identified in the nineteenth century. Especially important were the finds by the British collector [[Alfred Nicholson Leeds]], after whom the genus was named "Leeds' fish" in 1889.
   
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== In The Media ==
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* Leedsichthys is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved
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* Leedichthys made an appearance in River Monsters: Prehistoric Terror.
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* Leedsichthys appeared in the documentary [[Chased by Sea Monsters]].
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* Leedsichthys appeared in the movie [[Sea Rex 3D Journey To A Prehistoric World]].
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* Leedsichthys appeared in [[Jurassic Park Builder]].
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* Leedsichthys appeared in [[Jurassic World: The Game]].
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[[Leedsichthys/Gallery]]
 
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Revision as of 02:16, 26 July 2020

Leedsichthys problematicus
Name Leedsichthys problematicus
Order †Pachycormiformes
family †Pachycormidae
Class Actinopterygi
Phylum Chordata
Period Middle Jurassic period
Location England, France, Germany, Chile
Diet plankton
Length under debate, about 16 meters

Leedsichthys problematicus was an 54 foot filter-feeding fish from the Jurassic time period. This is the largest fish that ever lived and its closest modern-day relative is the bowfin. It shows signs of parallel evolution with the baleen whales and modern filter-feeding sharks (especially the basking shark). It was probably a passive feeder, swimming with its mouth open and on occassion closing the jaws to squeeze the water out and swallow the plankton.

Like the other plankton-eating animals, Leedsichthys was likely a migratory, nomadic creature, travelling around the world in search of plankton. Its giant sized protected it from smaller predators, like Hybodus, a prehistoric shark, and Metriorhynchus, an aquatic crocodilian, but the bigger carnivores, the pliosaurs, were probably a regular threat to this giant.

Discovery

The first remains of Leedsichthys were identified in the nineteenth century. Especially important were the finds by the British collector Alfred Nicholson Leeds, after whom the genus was named "Leeds' fish" in 1889.

Leedsichthys problematicus restoration

In The Media

  • Leedsichthys is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved

Leedsichthys/Gallery

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