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†Westollia
White &
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†Lepidopterus crassus Pohlig, 1892
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Westollia is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Asselian age ( Cisuralian/early Permian) in what is now Thuringia, Germany. [1] [2]
The type and only species, Westollia crassa, was first described as Lepidopterus crassus, but because this genus name was preoccupied, a new genus name was given, Westollia, honoring Thomas Stanley Westoll. [3]
Westollia Temporal range:
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†Westollia
White &
Moy-Thomas, 1940
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Type species | |
†Lepidopterus crassus Pohlig, 1892
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Westollia is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Asselian age ( Cisuralian/early Permian) in what is now Thuringia, Germany. [1] [2]
The type and only species, Westollia crassa, was first described as Lepidopterus crassus, but because this genus name was preoccupied, a new genus name was given, Westollia, honoring Thomas Stanley Westoll. [3]