Protopirata

Protopirata is an extinct genus of shark-like eugenodont fish that existed during the Late Carboniferous period. Fossils of Protopirata have been uncovered in Iowa, United States.[1]

Protopirata
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian,
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Eugeneodontida
Family: Edestidae
Genus: Protopirata
Trautschold, 1888

References

  1. "†Protopirata Trautschold 1888 (chimaera)". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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