Lophosteus

Lophosteus
Temporal range: Pridoli
~418.7–416 Ma
Jaw bone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Genus: Lophosteus
Pander, 1856
Species:
L. superbus
Binomial name
Lophosteus superbus
Pander, 1856

Lophosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish known from the Pridoli Ohesaare Formation of Estonia.[1]

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-02-27.