Neoproscinetes

Neoproscinetes; Temporal range: Aptian; ~122–112 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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	Fossil of Neoproscinetes penalvai at the Palaeontological Museum, Munich.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Pycnodontiformes
Family:	†Pycnodontidae
Subfamily:	†Proscinetinae
Genus:	†Neoproscinetes; Santos 1990
Species
	P. penalvai Santos 1990;

Fossil in the Museo di Geologia di Castell'arquato

Neoproscinetes is a genus of extinct pycnodontid fish from the Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil. Fossils of this species have also been discovered in the Riachuelo Formation.^[1]

Phylogeny

Within Pycnodontidae, Neoproscinetes sits in the Proscinetinae subfamily, alongside Proscinetes, Thiollierepycnodus, Turboscinetes and Turbomesodon.^[2] Both Neoproscinetes and Proscinetes are highly derived genera of pycnodonts.^[3]

Proscinetes? radiatus

Neoproscinetes penalvei

Thiollierepycnodus wagneri

	Turbomesodon bernissartensis

	Turbomesodon praeclarus

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