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Menaspis

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Menaspis
Temporal range: Permian
Reconstructions of the prehistoric cartilaginous fishes Janassa bituminosa and Menaspis armatus
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Menaspis
Species
  • M. armata
Restorations of Menaspis and Deltoptychius

Menaspis is an extinct genus of holocephalian cartilaginous fish from the Permian.

References

  • Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea by Richard Ellis
  • Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide (Visual Guides) by Robert R. Coenraads