Nostolepis

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Nostolepis
Temporal range: HomerianGivetian
Nostolepis striata, N. amplifica & N. consueta scales.png
Scales of M. striata (A–H), M. amplifica (I–P) and M. consueta (Q–X)
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Nostolepis

Pander, 1856

Nostolepis is an extinct genus of acanthodian fish which lived from the Silurian (Wenlock) to the Middle Devonian (Givetian). Members of the genus include Nostolepis gracilis and Nostolepis striata. [1] [2]

References

  1. Li, Q.; Cui, X.; Andreev, P. S.; Zhao, W.; Wang, J.; Peng, L.; Zhu, M. (2021). "Nostolepis scale remains (stem Chondrichthyes) from the Lower Devonian of Qujing, Yunnan, China". PeerJ. 9 e11093. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11093 . PMC   8109008 . PMID   34012725.
  2. "Nostolepis - Species and Taxonomy". ZipcodeZoo. Retrieved 2009-04-06.