Asterodermus (from Greek: ἀστήρ aster, 'star' and Greek: δέρμα dérma, 'skin')[1] is an extinct genus of guitarfish from the Jurassic Period.[2] A single species, A. platypterus, is described. It is known mainly from the early Tithonian of Germany, including the famous Lagerstätte site of Solnhofen.[3] Additionally, Asterodermus scales have been found among articulated skeletons of neoselachians from the Tithonian of southern Germany.[4]
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| Asterodermus platypterus Fossil from the Tithonian of Germany | |
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| Genus: | Asterodermus Agassiz, 1843
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References edit
- ^ Roberts, George (1839). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 12. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Asterodermus platypterus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Thies, D. E. T. L. E. V., & Leidner, A. R. M. I. N. (2011). Sharks and guitarfishes (Elasmobranchii) from the Late Jurassic of Europe. Palaeodiversity, 4, 63-184.
- ^ Thies, D. (1995). Placoid scales (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii) from the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) of northern Germany. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 15(3), 463-481. doi:10.1080/02724634.1995.10011242
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