Quebecius

Quebecius
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Restoration of Quebecius quebecensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: †Porolepiformes
Genus: †Quebecius
Schultze & Arsenault, 1987
Type species
Quebecius quebecensis
(Whiteaves, 1889)

Quebecius is an extinct genus of porolepiform sarcopterygian fish which lived during the Late Devonian period of Quebec, Canada. It is related to Glyptolepis, although distinguished from the latter by an especially broad pelvic fin base: uniquely among lobe-finned fish, only the pectoral fins are lobed. Specimens have been found to measure between 5 and 60 centimeters long.

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