Paracentrophorus

Paracentrophorus Temporal range: Induan[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Paracentrophorus madagascariensis fossil (type specimen)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Semionotiformes?
Family:	†Semionotidae?
Genus:	†Paracentrophorus Piveteau, 1940
Binomial name
†P. madagascariensis Piveteau, 1940

Paracentrophorus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Induan age of the Early Triassic epoch in what is now Madagascar.^[1][2] The type species is Paracentrophorus madagascariensis (monotypy).

Paracentrophorus is classified as a neopterygian. According to Jean Piveteau, it belongs to Semionotidae.^[3]

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

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Ginglymodi

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Holostei
Actinopterygii see Actinopterygii Neopterygii see Neopterygii Ginglymodi see below↓ Ginglymodi

Ginglymodi	†Diandongichthys †Luoxiongichthys †Ticinolepis †Sangiorgioichthys †Kyphosichthyiformes Kyphosichthyidae Fuyuanichthys Kyphosichthys Lashanichthyidae Lashanichthys Yudaiichthys †Semionotiformes Hoyasotes Lepidhoyas Neosemionotus? Quasimodichthys Semionotidae Lophionotus Semionotus Callipurbeckiidae Callipurbeckia Macrosemimimus Occitanichthys Paralepidotus Semiolepis Tlayuamichin Macrosemiidae Agoultichthys Enchelyolepis Eosemionotus Histionotus Legnonotus Macrosemius Macrosemiocotzus Notagogus Orthurus Palaeomacrosemius Propterus Uarbryichthys? Voelklichthys? Lepisosteiformes †Adrianaichthys †Beiduyu †Khoratichthys †Lanxangichthys †Neosemionotus? †Lepidotidae Camerichthys? Isanichthys? Lepidotes Scheenstia? Lepisosteoidei †Araripelepidotes †Pliodetes †Thaiichthys †Obaichthyidae Dentilepisosteus Obaichthys Lepisosteidae Atractosteus †Cuneatus †Grandemarinus †Herreraichthys Lepisosteus †Masillosteus †Nhanulepisosteus †Oniichthys Incertae sedis †Acentrophorus? †Alleiolepis? †Aphelolepis? †Archaeolepidotus? † Austrolepidotes? †Corunegenys? †Paracentrophorus? †Pericentrophorus?

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