Semionotus
| Semionotus Temporal range: Late Triassic to Earliest Jurassic | |
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| fossils of S. bergeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Semionotiformes |
| Family: | Semionotidae |
| Genus: | Semionotus |
Semionotus ("Flag-Back") is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish found throughout Northern Pangaea (North America and Europe) during the late Triassic, becoming extinct in the Early Jurassic.
Fossil slab of S. kapffi mass mortality
reconstruction of a generalized individual
External links
- "Semionotus elegans"-Photo-High Res--"Shuttle Meadow Formation"-Hartford Basin, Connecticut; Article – www.sunstar-solutions.com–"Basal Jurassic Dinosaur Fossils"
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