• Source: Neoproscinetes

Neoproscinetes is a genus of extinct pycnodontid fish from the Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil. Fossils of this species have also been discovered in the Riachuelo Formation.




Phylogeny


Within Pycnodontidae, Neoproscinetes sits in the Proscinetinae subfamily, alongside Proscinetes, Thiollierepycnodus, Turboscinetes and Turbomesodon. Both Neoproscinetes and Proscinetes are highly derived genera of pycnodonts.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Neoproscinetes
• Maraldichthys
• Pycnodontidae
• Pycnodontiformes
• Coelodus
• Pycnodus
• Stemmatodus
• Kem Kem Group
• Nursallia
• Macropycnodon