Ectosteorhachis
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.
| Ectosteorhachis Temporal range: Permian | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Order: | †Osteolepiformes |
| Family: | †Megalichthyidae |
| Genus: | †Ectosteorhachis Cope, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| †Ectosteorhachis nitidus Cope, 1880 | |
Ectosteorhachis fossil
References
- Philippe Janvier, Gaël Clément and Richard Cloutier (2007). "A primitive megalichthyid fish (Sarcopterygii, Tetrapodomorpha) from the Upper Devonian of Turkey and its biogeographical implications" (PDF). Geodiversitas. 29 (2): 249–268. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-14.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Florian Witzmann, Rainer R. Schoch (2012). "A megalichthyid sarcopterygian fish from the Lower Permian (Autunian) of the Saar-Nahe Basin, Germany". Geobios. 45 (2): 241–248. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2011.03.002.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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