Biology:Iniopteryx
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Short description: Extinct genus of sharks
| Iniopteryx | |
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| Iniopteryx rushlaui | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Iniopterygiformes |
| Family: | †Iniopterygidae |
| Genus: | †Iniopteryx |
Iniopteryx ("Nape Wing") is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish.[1][2][3][4] It is from the Pennsylvanian epoch of the Carboniferous period, approximately 300 million years ago. Their fossils have been found in North America, primarily in two states: Ohio and Montana. In general, very little is known about this species.
Characteristics
Iniopteryx was a chimaera-like fish, described as "plump". It is known that the species average size was around half a meter long in length. While the species had specialized spines and fins superficially similar to that of a flying fish, there is much speculation about whether it could glide like a flying fish, or was actually benthic.
References
- ↑ "Main Groups of Cartilagous Fishes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. https://www.mv.helsinki.fi/home/mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/chondrichthyes/chondrichthyes_index.html.
- ↑ "The Search for Ancient Sharks - Prehistoric Shark Gallery". Discovery Communications Inc.. 2007-11-10. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/prehistoricsharks/gallery7.html.
- ↑ "Hallazgo del fósil de un cerebro" (in es). 2019-05-15. http://www.amenito.com/hallazgo-del-fosil-de-un-cerebro.
- ↑ Zangerl, Rainer; Case, Gerard Ramon (1973) (in en). Iniopterygia : a new order of Chondrichthyan fishes from the Pennsylvanian of North America. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Chicago : Field Museum of Natural History. http://archive.org/details/iniopterygianewo06zang.
- Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6034009 entry
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