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Scales of M. striata (A–H), M. amplifica (I–P) and M. consueta (Q–X) | |
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Genus: | 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]