Plethodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish.[1][2] It is the type genus of the family Plethodidae.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Tselfatiiformes |
| Family: | †Plethodidae |
| Genus: | †Plethodus Dixon, 1850 |
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Fossils are mostly known from Europe,[4] but specimens have recently been identified from Texas.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Plethodus". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ a b Shimada, Kenshu (2020). "An Enigmatic Snouted Bony Fish, Plethodus sp. (Actinopterygii: Tselfatiiformes), from the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group of Texas, U.S.A." Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 123 (3–4): 429–434. doi:10.1660/062.123.0312. ISSN 0022-8443.
- ^ "Plethodids". oceansofkansas.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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