Discoserra pectinodon

Discoserra pectinodon is a prehistoric fish from the Mississippian of Montana, a member of the Guildayichthyiformes order, with a round body and a skull possessing primitive and modern traits.[1] Discoserra is about 60 mm long.[2] In 2006, Discoserra was hypothesized to be a stem neopterygian.[3]

Discoserra pectinodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subclass:
Cladistia
Order:
Guildayichthyiformes
Species:
Discoserra pectinodon Lund, 2000

References
  1. Richard Lund, Eileen Grogan, Geodiversitas, 2006
  2. Fossil Museum
  3. Kathryn E. Mickle, Unraveling the systematics of palaeoniscoid fish
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