Iniopteryx
| Iniopteryx | |
|---|---|
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| Iniopteryx rushlaui | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Iniopterygiformes |
| Family: | † Iniopterygidae
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| Genus: | †Iniopteryx |
Iniopteryx ("
cartilaginous fish.[1][2][3][4] It is from the Pennsylvanian epoch of the Carboniferous period, approximately 300 million years ago. Their fossils have been found in North America, primarily in two states: Ohio and Montana
. In general, very little is known about this species.
Characteristics
Iniopteryx was a
benthic
.
References
- ^ "Main Groups of Cartilagous Fishes". Mikko's Phylogeny Archive. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- Discovery Communications Inc. 2007-11-10. Archived from the originalon 2007-11-10. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Hallazgo del fósil de un cerebro". amenito.com (in Spanish). 2019-05-15. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
- ^ Zangerl, Rainer; Case, Gerard Ramon (1973). Iniopterygia : a new order of Chondrichthyan fishes from the Pennsylvanian of North America. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Chicago : Field Museum of Natural History.
- Vertebrate Palaeontology by Michael J. Benton
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