• Source: Dinopteryx

Dinopteryx ("terrible wing") is an extinct genus of prehistoric beardfish from the Late Cretaceous period. It contains a single species, D. spinosus, known from the Santonian of Lebanon (Sahel Alma). It is the only member of the extinct family Dinopterygidae, which is considered a distinct family of the Polymixiiformes. It was previously placed in the genus Hoplopteryx.




See also



Prehistoric fish
List of prehistoric bony fish




References

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• Dinopteryx
• Beardfish
• Sahel Alma (fossil site)
• List of prehistoric bony fish genera