Stegotrachelus

Extinct genus of fishes

Stegotrachelus
Temporal range: Middle Devonian[1]
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Stegotrachelus finlayi fossil[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Palaeonisciformes[2]
Genus:
Stegotrachelus

Woodward & White, 1926
Binomial name
Stegotrachelus finlayi
Woodward & White, 1926

Stegotrachelus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Middle Devonian epoch in what is now Shetland, Scotland.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Beardmore, Susan R. (2021). "Shifting Continents and a Devonian Lake Full of Fish: The Extraordinary Geological History of the Shetland Geopark". Geoconservation Research. 4 (1): 158–169. doi:10.30486/GCR.2021.1912922.1052.
  2. ^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.

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Amblypterus macropterus Birgeria sp. Birgeria sp. Amphicentrum granulosum Mamulichthys ignotus Palaeoniscum freieslebeni

Taxon identifiers
Stegotrachelus
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