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| ordo = [[Guildayichthyiformes]]
| ordo = [[Guildayichthyiformes]]
| genus = '''''Discoserra'''''
| genus = '''''Discoserra'''''
| binomial = ''Discoserra pectinodon''
<small>Lund, 2000</small>}}
| binomial_authority = Lund, 2000}}


'''''Discoserra''''' is a prehistoric fish from the [[Mississippian (geology)|Mississippian]] of Montana, a member of the Guildayichthyiformes order, with a round body and a skull possessing primitive and modern traits.<ref>Richard Lund, Eileen Grogan, [http://people.sju.edu/~egrogan/BearGulch/pages_fish_species/Discoserra_pectinodon.html Geodiversitas], 2006</ref> ''Discoserra'' is about 60&nbsp;mm long.<ref>[http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Sites/beargulch/discoserra/discoserra.htm Fossil Museum]</ref> In 2006, ''Discoserra'' was hypothesized to be a [[Crown group#Stem groups|stem]] [[Neopterygii|neopterygian]].<ref>Kathryn E. Mickle, Unraveling the systematics of palaeoniscoid fish</ref>
'''''Discoserra''''' is a prehistoric fish from the [[Mississippian (geology)|Mississippian]] of Montana, a member of the Guildayichthyiformes order, with a round body and a skull possessing primitive and modern traits.<ref>Richard Lund, Eileen Grogan, [http://people.sju.edu/~egrogan/BearGulch/pages_fish_species/Discoserra_pectinodon.html Geodiversitas], 2006</ref> ''Discoserra'' is about 60&nbsp;mm long.<ref>[http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Sites/beargulch/discoserra/discoserra.htm Fossil Museum]</ref> In 2006, ''Discoserra'' was hypothesized to be a [[Crown group#Stem groups|stem]] [[Neopterygii|neopterygian]].<ref>Kathryn E. Mickle, Unraveling the systematics of palaeoniscoid fish</ref>

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Discoserra pectinodon
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Discoserra
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Discoserra pectinodon
Lund, 2000

Discoserra 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]

References

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