Metopacanthus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish from the Early Jurassic epoch in Europe. It is known from the Toarcian of the Posidonia Shale of Germany. It is unusual due to being an extrange aberrant Chimaera, with a jaw-like structure over the skull.[1] It had long fin spine with length of 33 cm (13 in).[2]
| Metopacanthus Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| |
| Life restoration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Subclass: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | †Metopacanthus
|
| Type species | |
| †Metopacanthus Granulatus | |
| Other species | |
| |
References edit
- ^ E. Fraas. 1910. Chimäridenreste aus dem oberen Lias von Holzmaden. Jahreshefte des Vereins für Vaterländische Naturkunde in Württemberg 66:55-63
- ^ Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart.; Stuttgart, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in; Naturkunde, Staatliches Museum für (1983). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Stuttgart: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde.
 | This article about a prehistoric holocephalan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |