Pleuropholis

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Pleuropholis
Temporal range: Late JurassicLate Cretaceous, 155.7–Cenomanian Ma
Pleuropholis sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pleuropholidae
Genus: Pleuropholis
Egerton, 1858
Species
  • P. cisnerosorum Alvarado-Ortega & Brito, 2016[1]
  • P. crassicauda Egerton, 1858 (type)
  • P. danielae Brito & Vullo, 2023[2]
  • P. formosa Woodward, 1919
  • P. longicaudata Egerton, 1858
  • P. serrata Egerton, 1858
  • P. thiollieri Sauvage, 1883

Pleuropholis is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Alvarado-Ortega, J.; Brito, P. M. (2016). "A Jurassic pleuropholid fish (Teleostei, Pleuropholidae) in the Tethys Sea domain of North America". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (5): e1201767. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E1767A. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1201767. S2CID 133468722.
  2. ^ Brito, P. M.; Vullo, R. (2023). "A new species of Pleuropholis (Teleostei: Pleuropholidae) from the Upper Cretaceous Akrabou Formation of southeastern Morocco, with comments on the evolutionary history of the genus" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 148. 105500. Bibcode:2023CrRes.14805500B. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105500. S2CID 256784101.
  3. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.