Dicellopyge
| Dicellopyge Temporal range:
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| Dicellopyge draperi fossil | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | †Dicellopygidae Romer, 1945 |
| Genus: | †Dicellopyge Brough, 1931 |
| Type species | |
| Dicellopyge macrodentata Brough, 1931
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Dicellopyge is an extinct genus of palaeoniscoids that lived in freshwater environments in what is now South Africa. It lived in the Anisian era.
Description
A small fish, Dicellopyge had a blunt snout and a forked tail. The body was long and the skull was short. It was 15 cm long.
Classification
Naming
The genus Dicellopyge was first described by James Brough as "Dicellopygae". However, it was changed to Dicellopyge shortly after.
Species
- †Dicellopyge draperi Woodward, 1931 (type species)
- †Dicellopyge lissocephalus Brough, 1931
There could be a third species named Dicellopyge tenuis. However, there's not much research on it.
Related pages
References
- ↑ Fischer, Jan (2008). "Brief synopsis of the hybodont form taxon Lissodus BROUGH, 1935, with remarks on the environment and associated fauna". Freiberger Forschungshefte. 528 (16): 1–23.
- Hutchinson, Peter (1975). "Two Triassic fish from South Africa and Australia, with comments on the evolution of the Chondrostei". Palaeontology.
Other websites
- Data related to Dicellopyge at Wikidata