Dorypterus Germar 1842 (ray-finned fish)

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

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of China (1 collection), Germany (3), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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