Holoptychiidae

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Holoptychiidae
Temporal range: Devonian
Holoptychius BW.jpg
Holoptychius sp.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Porolepiformes
Family: Holoptychiidae
Owen, 1860
Genera

Holoptychiidae is an extinct family of lobe-finned fishes which lived during the Devonian period. At least one genus, Laccognathus, is thought to have been amphibious.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ (2006). "A new species of Laccognathus (Porolepiform Crossopterygii) from the Devonian of Latvia". Paleontol. J. Physorg.com. 40 (3): 312–322. doi:10.1134/S0031030106030129.


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