Biology:Cometicercus

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Short description: Extinct genus of jawless fishes

Cometicercus
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An artists concept of Cometicercus.
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Cometicercus
Type species
Cometicercus talimaaae
Wilson & Caldwell, 1998

Cometicercus is an extinct genus of thelodont which lived in Canada during the Early Devonian period.

It is only known from its caudal fin and parts of its dorsal surface, including its dorsal fin.[1]

References

  1. Mark V. H. Wilson and Michael W. Caldwell, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Apr. 10, 1998), pp. 10-29

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5151643 entry