Dorypterus

Dorypterus

Dorypterus
Temporal range: Wuchiapingian
~259.1–254.14 Ma
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Restoration of Dorypterus hoffmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: †Bobasatraniiformes
Family: †Dorypteridae
Gill, 1925
Genus: †Dorypterus
Germar, 1842
Type species
†Dorypterus hoffmanni
Germar, 1842
Other species

Dorypterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish from the Wuchiapingian. It is a bobasatraniiform with a high dorsal fin. Dorypterus is the only member of its family, the Dorypteridae. It has two species, Dorypterus hoffmanni and Dorypterus althausi.

Description

This small fish did not exceed 15 cm. The most unusual feature of Dorypterus was its dorsal fin, which was exceptionally high. D. hoffmanni has a long dorsal fin, while D. althausi has a short dorsal fin.

Classification

Discovery

The type species, D. hoffmanni, was described by Germar in 1842. On that same year, D. althausi was described by Georg Zu Münster.

Species

References

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  1. Schaumberg, Günther (1977). "Die Richelsdorfer Kupferschiefer und seine Fossilien, III". Aufschluss. 28: 297–352.

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