Eczematolepis

<i>Eczematolepis</i>

Eczematolepis

Extinct genus of fishes

Eczematolepis is an extinct genus of ptyctodontidan from the Milwaukee Formation of Wisconsin. Three species are known: E. fragilis,[1] E. pustulosus[2] and E. telleri.[3] It was originally classified as the genus Acantholepis but that name was preoccupied.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Eczematolepis fragilis". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Eczematolepis pustulosus". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    Eastman, C. R. 1898 B, p. 55, fig. 49. 1899 B, p. 283.


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