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Peltopleurus

Peltopleurus is an extinct genus of bony fish.

Last revised
Jun 27, 2026
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Length
112 w
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Source
Peltopleurus
Temporal range:
Peltopleurus lissocephalus fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Peltopleuriformes
Family: Peltopleuridae
Genus: Peltopleurus
Type species
Peltopleurus splendens
Kner, 1866
Other species
  • P. dirumptus Griffith, 1977
  • P. dubius Woodward, 1890
  • P. humilis Kner, 1867
  • P. kneri Woodward, 1895
  • P. lissocephalus Brough, 1939
  • P. nitidus Xu & Ma, 2016
  • P. nothocephalus Bürgin, 1992
  • P. nuptialis Lombardo, 1999
  • P. orientalis Su, 1959
  • P. rugosus Brough, 1939
  • P. tyrannos Xu, Ma & Zhao, 2018

Peltopleurus is an extinct genus of bony fish.1

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References

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.