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Amblypterus

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Amblypterus
Temporal range: Permian
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Amblypterus

Agassiz, 1833

Amblypterus (from Greek: ἀμβλύς amblys, 'blunt' and Greek: πτερόν pteron 'wing' or 'fin')[1] is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish.

Amblypterus blainvillei fossil in the Field Museum, Chicago.

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References

  1. ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 6. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  • Dietze, K., 2000. A Revision Of Paramblypterid And Amblypterid Actinopterygians From Upper Carboniferous-Lower Permian Lacustrine Deposits Of Central Europe. Palaeontology 43, 927–966.
  • Evolution: The Grand Experiment by Carl Werner and Debbie Werner
  • Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson
  • A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case