Macrosemiiformes
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| Macrosemiiformes Temporal range: Late Triassic - Late Cretaceous |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Macrosemiiformes |
| Family: | †Macrosemiidae |
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Macrosemiiformes is an extinct order of bony fish with one family, Macrosemiidae.[1] The group evolved during the Late Triassic and disappeared during the Late Cretaceous. The group has been found in rock formations in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.[2]
[edit] Taxonomy
- †Order Macrosemiiformes
- †Family Macrosemiidae, Thiollière, 1858
- Genus †Aphanepygus
- Genus †Disticholepis
- Genus †Enchelyolepis
- Genus †Orthurus
- Genus †Petalopteryx
- Genus †Neonotagogus
- Genus †Histionotus
- Genus †Legnonotus
- Genus †Macrosemius
- Genus †Propterus
- Genus †Uarbryichthys
- Genus †Ophiopsis
- †Family Macrosemiidae, Thiollière, 1858
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[edit] Timeline of genera
[edit] References
- ^ "Macrosemiiformes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. http://www.helsinki.fi/~mhaaramo/metazoa/deuterostoma/chordata/actinopterygii/lepisostei/macrosemiiformes.html. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Macrosemiiformes". Palaeos vertebrates. http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/100Neopterygii/100.100.html#Macrosemiiformes. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
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