Glyptolepis (fish)

Glyptolepis is an extinct genus of porolepiform lobe-finned fish which lived during Devonian Period, from the early Eifelian to Frasnian Age.[1][2][3]

Glyptolepis
Temporal range: Eifelian to Frasnian
Glyptolepis fossil from the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Glyptolepis reconstruction (far right) and relatives
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Order:
Porolepiformes
Family:
Holoptychiidae
Genus:
Glyptolepis

Miller ex Agassiz, 1841

References
  1. Mark Carnall (28 February 2014). "Underwhelming fossil fish of the month: February 2014". Museums & Collections Blog. University College London. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  2. Richard Cloutier & Per Erik Ahlberg (1996). "Morphology, Characters, and the Interrelationships of Basal Sarcopterygians". In Melanie L.J. Stiassny; Lynne R. Parenti & G. David Johnson (eds.). Interrelationships of Fishes. p. 457. ISBN 9780080534923.
  3. Per Erik Ahlberg (1992). "A new holoptychiid porolepiform fish from the Upper Frasnian of Elgin, Scotland". Palaeontology. 35 (4): 813โ€“828.


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