Menaspis
| Menaspis Temporal range: | |
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| Body fossil of a male M. armata from the Kupferschiefer | |
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| Tooth plates and jaws of M armata on display at the Ottoneum Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Holocephali |
| Order: | †Menaspiformes |
| Family: | †Menaspidae |
| Genus: | †Menaspis Ewald, 1848[1] |
| Species: | †M. armata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Menaspis armata Ewald, 1848 | |
Menaspis is an extinct genus of holocephalian cartilaginous fish from the Permian period (Wuchiapingian stage). The only species in this genus is Menaspis armata.[1]
References
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- 1 2 "Menaspis Ewald, 1848". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea by Richard Ellis
- Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide (Visual Guides) by Robert R. Coenraads
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