Biology:Protopirata

From HandWiki
Short description: Extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish


Protopirata
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian, 318–299 Ma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Eugeneodontida
Family: Edestidae
Genus: Protopirata
Trautschold, 1888

Protopirata is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish that existed during the Late Carboniferous period. Fossils of Protopirata have been uncovered in Iowa, United States.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q121889925 entry