Discoserra
Species of fish
Discoserra pectinodon Temporal range: Mississippian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Fossil specimen in the Natural History Museum, Vienna | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Subclass: | Cladistia |
Order: | Guildayichthyiformes |
Family: | Guildayichthyidae |
Genus: | Discoserra |
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Discoserra pectinodon Lund, 2000 |
Discoserra is a prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Mississippian of Montana, a member of the Guildayichthyiformes, with a round body and a skull possessing primitive and modern traits.[1] Discoserra is about 60 mm long.[2] In 2006, Discoserra was hypothesized to be a stem neopterygian,[3] although it has alternatively been placed in Cladistia along with other Guildayichthyiformes.[4]
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