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Neopholidophoropsis

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Neopholidophoropsis
Temporal range: Aptian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ankylophoriformes
Family: Ankylophoridae
Genus: Neopholidophoropsis
Taverne, 1981
Species:
N. serrata
Binomial name
Neopholidophoropsis serrata
Taverne, 1981

Neopholidophoropsis is an extinct genus of stem-teleost ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Germany during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1] It contains one species, Neopholidophoropsis serrata.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ Taverne, L. (2013). "Osteology and relationships of Songaichthys luctacki gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Ankylophoriformes ord. nov.) from the Middle Jurassic (Songa Limestones) of Kisangani (Democratic Republic of the Congo)" (PDF). Geo-Eco-Trop. 37 (1): 33–52.