Glyptolepis (fish)
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] Species include Glyptolepis baltica and Glypotlepis leptopterus.[4]
| Glyptolepis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Glyptolepis fossil from the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien | |
| Glyptolepis reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Porolepimorpha |
| Order: | †Porolepiformes |
| Family: | †Holoptychiidae |
| Genus: | †Glyptolepis Egerton, 1841 per Agassiz, 1843 |
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 (eds.). 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.
- "Glyptolepis leptopterus". Landscapes of Orkney. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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