Dollopterus

Dollopterus
Temporal range:
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Neopterygii
Genus: †Dollopterus
Abel, 1906
Species
  • D. brunsvicensis Stolley, 1920
  • D. subserratus Stolley, 1920
  • D. volitans (Compter, 1892)

Dollopterus (meaning "Dollo's wing") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch. It contains several species known primarily from the Muschelkalk of Germany.

The following species are known:

  • D. brunsvicensis Stolley, 1920 - Anisian of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
  • D. subserratus Stolley, 1920 - Anisian of Lower Saxony
  • D. volitans (Compter, 1892) - Anisian of Lower Saxony

Indeterminate remains are known from the Netherlands.

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