Gigantopterus

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Gigantopterus
Temporal range: Carnian [1]
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Gigantopterus

Abel, 1906
Type species
Gigantopterus telleri
Abel, 1906

Gigantopterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Carnian stage of the Late Triassic epoch. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

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