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| Genus: | Macropetalichthys Norwood & Owen, 1846 |
| Species: | M. rapheidolabis |
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| Macropetalichthys rapheidolabis Norwood & Owen, 1846 | |
Macropetalichthys is a genus of placoderm fish, named by Norwood and Owen in 1846; the name "Macropetalichthys" means "armour-plated fish".[1][2] It was assigned to Arthrodira by Woodward (1891); and to Petalichthida by Sepkoski (2002). It contains a single species, M. rapheidolabis.
- Range: Early Devonian of Europe, China & Australia
- Characters: Like primitive Arthrodira. Dorsoventrally compressed; orbits face dorsally; widely splayed pectoral fins, with cornua common; no post-pectoral plates; plates ornamented with linear rows of tubercles; strictly benthonic?
References
- ↑ Van Valen, Leigh (1963). "The Head Shield of Macropetalichthys (Arthrodira)". Journal of Paleontology. 37 (1): 257–263. ISSN 0022-3360.
- ↑ Eastman, C. R. (1897). "On the Characters of Macropetalichthys". The American Naturalist. 31 (366): 493–499. ISSN 0003-0147.
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