Biology:Plesiococcolepis

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Plesiococcolepis
Temporal range: Early Jurassic
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Plesiococcolepis

Wang, 1977
Type species
Plesiococcolepis hunanensis
Wang, 1977

Plesiococcolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[2] It belongs to the family Coccolepididae and is known from the Early Jurassic of Lingling-Hengyang, Hunan, China.

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. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 

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