Ectosteorhachis
Appearance
Ectosteorhachis Temporal range: Permian
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Genus: | Ectosteorhachis
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Species: | E. nitidus
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Ectosteorhachis nitidus |
Ectosteorhachis is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish that lived during the Permian period (Cisuralian epoch, about 270 to 299 million years ago). It belonged to the group of Tetrapodomorpha and to the family of Megalichthyidae.[1][2] Ectosteorhachis was a fresh water fish.
References
- ^ "A primitive megalichthyid fish (Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha) from the Upper Devonian of Turkey and its biogeographical implications" (PDF). Geodiversitas. 29 (2): 249–268. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-14.
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