Gyrolepis

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Gyrolepis
Temporal range: Anisian-Rhaetian
File:Gyrolepis albertii 34.jpg
Gyrolepis albertii fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Palaeonisciformes
Family: Palaeoniscidae
Genus: Gyrolepis
Agassiz, 1833
Type species
Gyrolepis albertii
Agassiz 1833
Other species
  • G. agassizi (Münster, 1835)
  • G. angulisulcatus Oertle, 1927
  • G. quenstedti Dames, 1888
  • G. parcisquamosus Oertle, 1927
  • G. pompeckji Oertle, 1927

Gyrolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Middle-Late Triassic epochs in what is now Europe.[1] It is known both from complete specimens and isolated skeletal elements, such as scales or teeth.

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Isolated teeth and scales ascribed to Gyrolepis

See also

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References

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