Biology:Dollopterus

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Dollopterus (meaning "Dollo's wing") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch.[1] It contains several species known primarily from the Muschelkalk of Germany.

The following species are known:[2][3]

  • D. brunsvicensis Stolley, 1920 - Anisian of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
  • D. subserratus Stolley, 1920 - Anisian of Lower Saxony
  • D. volitans (Compter, 1892) - Anisian of Lower Saxony

Indeterminate remains are known from the Netherlands.[2]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

Template:Neopterygii Wikidata ☰ Q15715852 entry