Hemicalypterus
Hemicalypterus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Subclass: | Neopterygii |
Infraclass: | Holostei |
Order: | Dapediiformes[1] |
Family: | Dapediidae |
Genus: | Hemicalypterus |
Hemicalypterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the late Triassic period (approx. 221.4 to 205.6 Ma). Fossils of species have been collected in the southwestern United States, including Utah and New Mexico.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Sarah Z. Gibson (2016). "Redescription and Phylogenetic Placement of †Hemicalypterus weiri Schaeffer, 1967 (Actinopterygii, Neopterygii) from the Triassic Chinle Formation, Southwestern United States: New Insights into Morphology, Ecological Niche, and Phylogeny". PLoS ONE. 11 (9): e0163657. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163657.
- ↑ "Hemicalypterus Schaeffer 1967 (ray-finned fish)". fossilworks. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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