Callipurbeckia

Callipurbeckia is an extinct genus of neopterygian ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Fossils have been found in Germany, Tanzania, and England. It contains three species, which were previously classified in the related genus Lepidotes.[1]

Callipurbeckia
Temporal range: Late Jurassic—Early Cretaceous, 150–125 Ma
Fossil specimen of C. notopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Semionotiformes
Family: †Callipurbeckiidae
Genus: †Callipurbeckia
López-Arbarello, 2012
Type species
†Callipurbeckia minor
(Agassiz, 1833)
Species

†C. minor (Agassiz, 1833)
†C. notopterus (Agassiz, 1833)
†C. tendaguruensis (Wagner, 1863)

References
  1. López-Arbarello, A. (2012). "Phylogenetic Interrelationships of Ginglymodian Fishes (Actinopterygii: Neopterygii)." PLoS ONE, 7(7): e39370. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039370


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