Stegotrachelus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Middle Devonian epoch in what is now Shetland, Scotland.[1]
| Stegotrachelus Temporal range:
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| Stegotrachelus finlayi fossil[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Palaeonisciformes |
| Genus: | †Stegotrachelus Woodward & White, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| †Stegotrachelus finlayi Woodward & White, 1926
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Beardmore, Susan R. (2021). "Shifting Continents and a Devonian Lake Full of Fish: The Extraordinary Geological History of the Shetland Geopark". Geoconservation Research. 4 (1): 158–169. doi:10.30486/GCR.2021.1912922.1052.
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