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''Porolepis'' is an extinct genus of porolepiform sarcopterygian fish, from the
Early Devonian The Early Devonian is the first of three Epoch (geology), epochs comprising the Devonian period, corresponding to the Lower Devonian Series (stratigraphy), series. It lasted from and began with the Lochkovian Stage , which was followed by the Pr ...
Dniester Series of Ukraine, which is rich in ''Porolepis'' remains, and also the Nellen Koepfchen Beds of Germany. It lived alongside the dubious
lophotrochozoa Lophotrochozoa (, "crest/wheel animals") is a clade of protostome animals within the Spiralia. The taxon was established as a monophyletic group based on molecular evidence. The clade includes animals like annelids, molluscs, bryozoans, and brach ...
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Macrodontophion ''Macrodontophion'' (meaning "long-toothed snake") is the name given to a dubious genus of lophotrochozoan from the Early Devonian Dniester Series of Podolia, Ukraine. It was described by Adalbert Zborzewsky in 1834, but was never given a speci ...
''. It was first described in 1858 but ''Porolepis'' was not named as a sufficient species until 1891. A. S. Woodward. (1891) Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II. ''Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History)'' 2


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Sarcopterygii Sarcopterygii (; )—sometimes considered synonymous with Crossopterygii ()—is a clade (traditionally a class (biology), class or subclass) of vertebrate animals which includes a group of bony fish commonly referred to as lobe-finned fish. The ...
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List of sarcopterygians This list of lobe-finned fish is a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera that have ever been included in the class Sarcopterygii, excluding purely vernacular terms and tetrapods. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera ...
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List of prehistoric bony fish This list of prehistoric bony fish is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all Genus, genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be bony fish (class Osteichthyes), excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includ ...


References

Porolepiformes Prehistoric lobe-finned fish genera Early Devonian sarcopterygians Devonian sarcopterygians of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1891 {{paleo-lobefinned-fish-stub