''Lophosteus'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric
bony fish
Osteichthyes (), popularly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse superclass of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue. They can be contrasted with the Chondrichthyes, which have skeletons primarily composed of cartila ...
known from the
Pridoli
Pridoli ''(Přídolí)'' may refer to:
* Pridoli epoch, part of the Silurian period
*Přídolí
Přídolí (german: Priethal) is a market town in Český Krumlov District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhab ...
Ohesaare Formation of Estonia.
See also
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Prehistoric fish
The evolution of fish began about 530 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion. It was during this time that the early chordates developed the skull and the vertebral column, leading to the first craniates and vertebrates. The first fi ...
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List of prehistoric bony fish
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People
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Organizations
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References
External links
* Donglei Chen ''et al.''
The developmental relationship between teeth and dermal odontodes in the most primitive bony fish ''Lophosteus'' In: eLife. Dec 15, 2020.
doi:10.7554/eLife.60985. Along with:
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Primitive fish fossils reveal developmental origins of teeth On: EurekAlert! 15-Dec-2020
Prehistoric bony fish genera
Pridoli life
Silurian fish of Europe
Silurian Estonia
Fossils of Estonia
Fossil taxa described in 1856
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