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Cometicercus
An artists concept of Cometicercus.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Class:
(unranked) Furcacaudiformes
Family:
Genus:
Cometicercus
Type species
Cometicercus talimaaae
Wilson & Caldwell, 1998

Cometicercus is an extinct genus of thelodont which lived in Canada during the Early Devonian period. It is only known from its caudal fin and parts of its dorsal surface, including its dorsal fin.[1]

References

  1. ^ Mark V. H. Wilson and Michael W. Caldwell, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Apr. 10, 1998), pp. 10-29