Biology:Dinopteryx

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Dinopteryx ("terrible wing") is an extinct genus of prehistoric beardfish from the Late Cretaceous period.[1] It contains a single species, D. spinosus, known from the Santonian of Lebanon (Sahel Alma).[2] It is the only member of the extinct family Dinopterygidae, which is considered a distinct family of the Polymixiiformes.[3][4] It was previously placed in the genus Hoplopteryx.[5][6]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5278605 entry