Glyptolepis (fish)
| Glyptolepis Temporal range: Eifelian to Frasnian | |
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| Glyptolepis fossil from the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien | |
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| Glyptolepis reconstruction (far right) and relatives | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Order: | Porolepiformes |
| Family: | Holoptychiidae |
| Genus: | Glyptolepis Miller ex Agassiz, 1841 |
Glyptolepis is an extinct genus of porolepiform lobe-finned fish which lived during Devonian Period, from the early Eifelian to Frasnian Age.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Mark Carnall (28 February 2014). "Underwhelming fossil fish of the month: February 2014". Museums & Collections Blog. University College London. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Richard Cloutier & Per Erik Ahlberg (1996). "Morphology, Characters, and the Interrelationships of Basal Sarcopterygians". In Melanie L.J. Stiassny, Lynne R. Parenti, & G. David Johnson. Interrelationships of Fishes. p. 457. ISBN 9780080534923.
- ↑ Per Erik Ahlberg (1992). "A new holoptychiid porolepiform fish from the Upper Frasnian of Elgin, Scotland". Palaeontology 35 (4): 813–828.
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