Nostolepis

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Nostolepis
Temporal range: Homerian–Givetian
Scales of M. striata (A–H), M. amplifica (I–P) and M. consueta (Q–X)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Acanthodii
Order:
Climatiiformes
Family:
Climatiidae
Genus:
Nostolepis

Pander, 1856

Nostolepis is an extinct genus of acanthodian fish which lived from the Silurian (Wenlock) to the Middle Devonian (Givetian). Members of the genus include Nostolepis gracilis and Nostolepis striata.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Li, Q.; Cui, X.; Andreev, P. S.; Zhao, W.; Wang, J.; Peng, L.; Zhu, M. (2021). "Nostolepis scale remains (stem Chondrichthyes) from the Lower Devonian of Qujing, Yunnan, China". PeerJ. 9 e11093. doi:10.7717/peerj.11093. PMC 8109008. PMID 34012725.
  2. ^ "Nostolepis - Species and Taxonomy". ZipcodeZoo. Retrieved 2009-04-06.


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