Gyrolepis

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Gyrolepis
Temporal range: Anisian-Rhaetian
Gyrolepis albertii 34.jpg
Gyrolepis albertii fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
† Palaeonisciformes
Family:
† Palaeoniscidae
Genus:
†Gyrolepis
Binomial name
†Gyrolepis albertii
Agassiz, 1833
Other species
  • †G. agassizi ( Münster, 1835)
  • †G. angulisulcatusOertle, 1927
  • †G. quenstedti Dames, 1888
  • †G. parcisquamosusOertle, 1927
  • †G. pompeckjiOertle, 1927

Gyrolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Middle-Late Triassic epochs in what is now Europe. [1] It is known both from complete specimens and isolated skeletal elements, such as scales or teeth.

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Isolated teeth and scales ascribed to Gyrolepis FOS246.jpg
Isolated teeth and scales ascribed to Gyrolepis

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References

  1. ↑ Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (February 2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews. 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID   25431138. S2CID   5332637.


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