Serrolepis
Extinct genus of fishes
| Serrolepis Temporal range: Ladinian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Perleidiformes |
| Family: | †Polzbergiidae |
| Genus: | †Serrolepis Quenstedt, 1885 |
| Binomial name | |
| †Serrolepis suevicus Dames, 1888 | |
Serrolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Ladinian age of the Middle Triassic epoch in what is now Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
It was a highly specialized small stem-neopterygian with strong jaws and a short head. Body shape is variable and known material appears to fall within several size classes & two morphotypes. Fossils of Serrolepis are known from the Middle Triassic Erfurt Formation of Germany.[1]
See also
Paleontology portal
Fish portal
References
- ^ Hagdorn, Hans; Mutter, Raoul J. (2011). "The vertebrate fauna of the Lower Keuper Albertibank (Erfurt Formation, Middle Triassic) in the vicinity of Schwäbisch Hall (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)" (PDF). Palaeodiversity. 4: 223–243.
External links
- Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
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