Placopleurus

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Placopleurus
Temporal range: Middle Triassic
Placopleurus besanensis.JPG
Placopleurus besanensis fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Placopleurus
Binomial name
Placopleurus primus
Brough, 1939
Other species
  • Placopleurus besanensis

Placopleurus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Triassic period of Italy, Slovenia, and Switzerland.[2]

See also[]

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References[]

  1. ^ "Peltopleuridae". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.


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