Mylacanthus
| Mylacanthus Temporal range:
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| Mylacanthus (10) and other Triassic marine predators[2] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
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| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
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| Genus: | †Mylacanthus Stensiö, 1921
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| Type species | |
| †Mylacanthus lobatus Stensiö, 1921
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†Mylacanthus spinosus Stensiö, 1921 | |
Mylacanthus is an
Two species are known, the type species Mylacanthus lobatus and a second species, M. spinosus. The fossils of both of these species were collected from the Lusitaniadalen Member of the Vikinghøgda Formation. Mylacanthus had an estimated body length of 60 cm (24 in) to 80 cm (31 in).[1][5]
See also
- Sarcopterygii
- List of sarcopterygians
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ^ S2CID 5332637.
- PMC 3960099.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Mylacanthus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ISBN 9780412784804.
- S2CID 83338211.