Hoplopteryx
Hoplopteryx Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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Hoplopteryx specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
Family: | Trachichthyidae |
Genus: | †Hoplopteryx Agassiz (1839) |
Species | |
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Hoplopteryx is an extinct genus of Trachichthyidae from the Cretaceous.
Biology[edit]
Hoplopteryx has a dorsal fin supported by nine unjointed, bony rays, deeply forked, homocercal tail, a moderately developed anal fin, and a pelvic fin located well forward. The snout is quite short, the eyes fairly large, and both jaws of the upturned mouth hold small teeth.
Habitat[edit]
Hoplopteryx was a marine fish, living in shallow chalk seas.
Size[edit]
Hoplopteryx was at a typical length 27 cm.
Sources[edit]
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 219)
- Grandstaff, Barbara S.; Parris, David C. (2016). "A new species of Hoplopteryx from the Carlile Formation (Cretaceous) of South Dakota". Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science. 95: 73–84.
External links[edit]
- Hoplopteryx in the Paleobiology Database