Pygopterus nielseni Aldinger 1937 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Pygopteridae

Full reference: H. Aldinger. 1937. Permische ganoidfische aus Ostgrönland. Meddelelser om Grønland 102(3):1-392

Belongs to Pygopterus according to I. Hoşgör and S. Štamberg 2014

See also Aldinger 1937

Sister taxa: Pygopterus bonnardi, Pygopterus concavus, Pygopterus crecelii, Pygopterus degeeri, Pygopterus gleerupi, Pygopterus greenockii, Pygopterus humboldti, Pygopterus jamesoni, Pygopterus latus, Pygopterus lucius, Pygopterus scoticus, Pygopterus sculptus

Type specimen: MGUH VP 413, a set of postcrania (Fish lacking head)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Greenland (3 collections), Turkey (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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