Pygopterus Temporal range:
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P. humboldti fossil (Museum of Paleontology, Tübingen) | |
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†Pygopterus
Agassiz, 1833
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†Palaeothrissium humboldti
Blainville, 1818
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Pygopterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Wuchiapingian to Olenekian ages ( late Permian to Early Triassic epochs) in what is now England, Germany ( Baden-Württemberg, Saxony-Anhalt), Greenland and Svalbard (Spitsbergen). [2] [3] It is one of the few genera of ray-finned fish known to cross the Permian-Triassic boundary. [3]
Fossils have been found in the Marl Slate Formation, Kupferschiefer ( Werra Formation), Ravnefjeld Formation, Vikinghøgda Formation and Buntsandstein. [1] [2] A report about the discovery of this fish in Westphalian deposits of Belgium was likely caused by the presence of Nematoptychius which was referred to as Pygopterus in late 19th century. [4]
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Pygopterus Temporal range:
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P. humboldti fossil (Museum of Paleontology, Tübingen) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Family: | |
Genus: |
†Pygopterus
Agassiz, 1833
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Type species | |
†Palaeothrissium humboldti
Blainville, 1818
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Other species [1] | |
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Pygopterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Wuchiapingian to Olenekian ages ( late Permian to Early Triassic epochs) in what is now England, Germany ( Baden-Württemberg, Saxony-Anhalt), Greenland and Svalbard (Spitsbergen). [2] [3] It is one of the few genera of ray-finned fish known to cross the Permian-Triassic boundary. [3]
Fossils have been found in the Marl Slate Formation, Kupferschiefer ( Werra Formation), Ravnefjeld Formation, Vikinghøgda Formation and Buntsandstein. [1] [2] A report about the discovery of this fish in Westphalian deposits of Belgium was likely caused by the presence of Nematoptychius which was referred to as Pygopterus in late 19th century. [4]
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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)