''Peltopleurus'' is an extinct
genus
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of
bony fish
Osteichthyes (), popularly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse superclass of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue. They can be contrasted with the Chondrichthyes, which have skeletons primarily composed of cartilag ...
.
Two species are currently recognised as valid: ''Peltopleurus lissocephalus'' and ''Peltopleurus tyrannos''.
See also
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Prehistoric fish
The evolution of fish began about 530 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion. It was during this time that the early chordates developed the skull and the vertebral column, leading to the first craniates and vertebrates. The first fish ...
*
List of prehistoric bony fish
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People
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Organizations
* List College
Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies, known simply as List College, is the undergraduate school of the J ...
References
Peltopleuriformes
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