Spodichthys fossil map
Where fossils of Spodichthys have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 390 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 390 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early tetrapods & amphibians |
|---|---|
| Lived | 387.95–372.15 million years ago (Givetian to Frasnian) |
| Periods | Devonian |
| Named by | Jarvik 1985 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greenland |
| Rock formations | Sofia Sund, Rødebjerg and Sofia Sund |
About Spodichthys
Spodichthys is an extinct monospecific genus of fish that lived in what is now Greenland during the Late Devonian. The type and only species is Spodichthys buetleri.
It was placed into the family Tristichopteridae by U. J. Borgen and H. A. Nakrem in 2016.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spodichthys (revision 1334380512), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q136655454.
