†Dorypterus Germar 1842 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Dorypteridae
Full reference: A. Germar. 1842. I. Dorypterus hoffmanni, in Beschreibung einiger merkwürdigen Fische aus den Kupferschiefern von Richelsdorf und Eisleben. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 5:35-37
Parent taxon: Dorypteridae according to B. G. Gardiner 1967
See also Diedrich 2009, Gardiner 1960 and Westoll 1941
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Dorypterus althausi Dorypterus hoffmanni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Permian of China (1 collection), Germany (3), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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