Holoptychiidae

Holoptychiidae
Temporal range: Devonian
Holoptychius sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Order: Porolepiformes
Family: Holoptychiidae
Owen, 1860
Genera

Holoptychiidae is an extinct family of lobe-finned fishes which lived during the Devonian period. At least one genus, Laccognathus, is thought to have been amphibious.[1]

References

  1. Vorobyeva, E.I. (2006). "A new species of Laccognathus (Porolepiform Crossopterygii) from the Devonian of Latvia". Palaeont. J. (Physorg.com) 40 (3): 312322. doi:10.1134/S0031030106030129.
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