Biology:Pipiscus
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| Pipiscus Temporal range: Moscovian (Middle) Pennsylvanian Epoch,
Carboniferous Period | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Pipiscus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/PipiscusP. zangerli
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| Template:Taxonomy/PipiscusPipiscus zangerli | |
Pipiscus zangerli is an extinct species of lamprey that lived about 300 million years ago, during the Middle Pennsylvanian Epoch of the Carboniferous Period.[1]
It has a distinctive crown-like mouth comprising a ring of radially arranged teeth.[2]
It is known from the Mazon Creek fossil beds located in present-day Illinois.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bardack, David.; Richardson, Eugene Stanley (1977). New agnathous fishes from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois / David Bardack -- and Eugene S. Richardson, Jr. --. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.5167.
- ↑ Shu, D.; Morris, S. Conway; Zhang, X-L.; Chen, L.; Li, Y.; Han, J. (1999). "A pipiscid-like fossil from the Lower Cambrian of south China". Nature 400 (6746): 746. doi:10.1038/23445.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q25095546 entry
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