Dipteronotus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Genus: | Dipteronotus
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| Dipteronotus cyphus Egerton, 1857
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Praesemionotus Jörg, 1969 | |
Dipteronotus is an extinct genus of stem-neopterygian ray-finned fish that existed during the Triassic period in what is now Europe. As a typical feature, it had several ridge scales in front of its dorsal fin that created a spine-like structure.
See also[]
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
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