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Palaeoniscidae

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Palaeoniscidae
Palaeoniscum freieslebeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subclass:
Chondrostei[1]
Order:
Palaeonisciformes
Family:
Palaeoniscidae

Palaeoniscidae is a family of fish who possessed a bony skeleton and operculum. This group of fish appeared in the Silurian, and died out in the Cretaceous.

References

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  1. ^ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.


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