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Dipteronotus aculeatus fossil [2] | |
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†Dipteronotus
Egerton, 1854
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†Dipteronotus cyphus Egerton, 1854
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Praesemionotus Jörg, 1969 |
Dipteronotus is an extinct genus of stem- neopterygian ray-finned fish that existed during the Middle and Late Triassic epochs in what is now Europe (France, Germany, Italy, England) and Morocco. [2] [1] As a typical feature, it had several ridge scales in front of its dorsal fin that created a spine-like structure.
†Dipteronotus ornatus Bürgin, 1992 [3] → † Stoppania ornata (Bürgin, 1992) [4]
Dipteronotus Temporal range:
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Dipteronotus aculeatus fossil [2] | |
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†Dipteronotus
Egerton, 1854
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†Dipteronotus cyphus Egerton, 1854
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Other species | |
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Praesemionotus Jörg, 1969 |
Dipteronotus is an extinct genus of stem- neopterygian ray-finned fish that existed during the Middle and Late Triassic epochs in what is now Europe (France, Germany, Italy, England) and Morocco. [2] [1] As a typical feature, it had several ridge scales in front of its dorsal fin that created a spine-like structure.
†Dipteronotus ornatus Bürgin, 1992 [3] → † Stoppania ornata (Bürgin, 1992) [4]