Psettopsis
Psettopsis subarcuatus is an extinct, prehistoric moonyfish that lived during the Lutetian epoch of Monte Bolca, Italy.[1]
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Genus: | Psettopsis |
Species: | P. subarcuatus |
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Psettopsis subarcuatus Blot 1969 | |
It had large, rounded dorsal and anal fins, and was a comparatively large fish, being about 45 centimeters long, much larger than its relative, Pasaichthys.
See also
- Pasaichthys
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
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