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.
Palaeoniscidae Temporal range: Silurian-Cretaceous | |
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Palaeoniscum freieslebeni | |
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Family: | Palaeoniscidae Vogt, 1852 |
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References
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- "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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