Biology:Cosmolepis

From HandWiki
Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Cosmolepis
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
FOS275.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Subclass:
Order:
Genus:
Cosmolepis

Egerton, 1858
Binomial name
Cosmolepis ornatus
Egerton, 1855
Synonyms

Cosmolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Early Jurassic epoch (lower Lias) in what is now England.[2]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=34963&is_real_user=1. Retrieved November 17, 2012. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Schultze, Hans-Peter; Mickle, Kathryn E.; Poplin, Cecile; Hilton, Eric J.; Grande, Lance (2021). Handbook of Paleoichthyology, 8A. Actinopterygii I. Palaeoniscimorpha, Stem Neopterygii, Chondrostei. Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München. pp. 299. ISBN 978-3-89937-272-4. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5174330 entry