Holoptychiidae
Holoptychiidae Temporal range:
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Holoptychius sp. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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[]
- ^ (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.
Categories:
- Porolepiformes
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish families
- Devonian bony fish
- Devonian first appearances
- Devonian extinctions
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish stubs