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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aulopopsis is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the lower Eocene.[1] It is considered a relative of lizardfish in the order Aulopiformes, but its exact taxonomic placement is uncertain. Some authorities place it with the Aulopidae, while others place it with the Giganturoidae.[2][3]
It contains two species, both from the London Clay of the United Kingdom:[2][4]
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A. depresifrons Casier, 1966
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A. egertoni Casier, 1966
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^ a b "PBDB". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
^ Beckett, Hermione; Giles, Sam; Friedman, Matt (2018-11-14). "Comparative anatomy of the gill skeleton of fossil Aulopiformes (Teleostei: Eurypterygii)". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 16 (14): 1221–1245. Bibcode:2018JSPal..16.1221B. doi:10.1080/14772019.2017.1387184. ISSN 1477-2019.
^ Friedman, Matt; Beckett, Hermione T.; Close, Roger A.; Johanson, Zerina (2016). "The English Chalk and London Clay: two remarkable British bony fish Lagerstätten". Geological Society, London, Special Publications. 430 (1): 165–200. Bibcode:2016GSLSP.430..165F. doi:10.1144/SP430.18. ISSN 0305-8719.
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