Pterygolepis
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| Reconstruction of the anaspid agnathan Pterygolepis nitida, of Late Silurian Europe | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Anaspida |
| Order: | †Birkeniiformes |
| Family: | †Pterygolepididae Obručhev 1964 corrig. |
| Genus: | †Pterygolepis Cossmann, 1920 |
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Pterygolepis is an extinct genus of jawless fish belonging to the order Birkeniiformes.
Fossil of Pterygolepis nitidus, an extinct fish. Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tübingen
Pterygolepis nitidus from Lower Silurian of Norway
References
External links
- Pterygolepis at the Encyclopedia of Life
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