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HOLOPTYCHIUS
(hol-op-tie-ke-us)
Holoptychius
Named By: Louis Agassiz in 1835/39/43
Time Period: Late Devonian-Mississippian~383-318 Ma
Location: Possibly worldwide with some known locations including Belgium, Russia and the United Kingdom
Size: About 50 centimetres long, some variation between species
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Many individuals
Classification: | Chordata | Sarcopterygii | Porolepiformes | Holoptychiidae |
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Holoptychius is an extinct genus of porolepiform lobe-finned fish from the Middle Devonian to Carboniferous (Mississippian) periods. It is known from fossils worldwide. The genus was first described by Louis Agassiz in 1839.

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