Stegotrachelus
Extinct genus of fishes
Stegotrachelus Temporal range: Middle Devonian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Stegotrachelus finlayi fossil[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | †Palaeonisciformes |
Genus: | †Stegotrachelus Woodward & White, 1926 |
Type species | |
†Stegotrachelus finlayi Woodward & White, 1926 |
Stegotrachelus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Middle Devonian epoch in what is now Shetland, Scotland.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Beardmore, Susan R. (2021). "Shifting Continents and a Devonian Lake Full of Fish: The Extraordinary Geological History of the Shetland Geopark". Geoconservation Research. 4 (1): 158–169. doi:10.30486/GCR.2021.1912922.1052.
External links
- Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
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