Biology:Asterodermus
From HandWiki
| Asterodermus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Asterodermus platypterus Fossil from the Tithonian of Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
|
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes
|
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Asterodermus Agassiz, 1843
|
Asterodermus (from Greek: ἀστήρ aster, 'star' and Greek: δέρμα dérma, 'skin')[1] is an extinct genus of guitarfish from the Jurassic Period.[2] A single species, A. platypterus, is described. It is known mainly from the early Tithonian of Germany , including the famous Lagerstätte site of Solnhofen.[3] Additionally, Asterodermus scales have been found among articulated skeletons of neoselachians from the Tithonian of southern Germany.[4]
References
- ↑ Roberts, George (1839) (in English). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 12. https://archive.org/details/anetymologicala00robegoog. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Asterodermus platypterus". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=151812.
- ↑ Thies, D. E. T. L. E. V., & Leidner, A. R. M. I. N. (2011). Sharks and guitarfishes (Elasmobranchii) from the Late Jurassic of Europe. Palaeodiversity, 4, 63-184.
- ↑ Thies, D. (1995). Placoid scales (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of northern Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 15(3), 463-481. doi:10.1080/02724634.1995.10011242
Wikidata ☰ Q41151379 entry
 |  |
