Discoserra
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Discoserra pectinodon | |
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Species: | Discoserra pectinodon
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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]
References
- ^ Richard Lund, Eileen Grogan, Geodiversitas, 2006
- ^ Fossil Museum
- ^ Kathryn E. Mickle, Unraveling the systematics of palaeoniscoid fish