''Holopterygius'' is an
extinct
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genus of prehistoric eel-like
coelacanth known from the
Devonian
The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...
(
Givetian–
Frasnian) of Germany. Despite its specialized morphology and superficial dissimilarity to the usual Paleozoic coelacanth
body plan, it is one of the most basal
actinistian fish.
See also
*
Prehistoric fish
*
List of prehistoric bony fish
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College
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References
External links
Bony fish in the online Sepkoski Database
Prehistoric lobe-finned fish genera
Hadronectoridae
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