Menaspis
| Menaspis Temporal range: Permian | |
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| Reconstructions of the prehistoric cartilaginous fishes Janassa bituminosa and Menaspis armatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Genus: | Menaspis |
| Species | |
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Protorosaurus preying on Menaspis
Menaspis is an extinct genus of holocephalian cartilaginous fish from the Permian.
References
- Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea by Richard Ellis
- Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide (Visual Guides) by Robert R. Coenraads
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