| Stemmatodus Temporal range:
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|---|---|
| Fossil of S. rhombus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Pycnodontiformes |
| Family: | †Pycnodontidae |
| Genus: | †Stemmatodus Heckel,18562 |
Stemmatodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived in Europe during the Early Cretaceous approximately 129 to 125 million years ago.1
References
References
- Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- Heckel . [ Denkschr. k. Akad. Wiss., math. - naturw. Cl. vol. xi. 1856, p. 202.]