Dictyopyge
id:
dictyopyge-169-16420544
title:
Dictyopyge
text:
Dictyopyge is an extinct genus of prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish that inhabited eastern North America during the early part of the Late Triassic. Two species are recognized, both from the early Carnian-aged Doswell Formation in what is now Virginia, United States:
- †D. macrura - Carnian of Virginia
- †D. meekeri Schafer & McDonald, 1978 - Carnian of Virginia Both species inhabited the rift lakes of the Newark Supergroup, which formed due to the tectonic changes that were starting to
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Extinct genus of fishes
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictyopyge
date created:
2009-03-04T16:11:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T21:21:02Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Dictyopyge_macrura_%2813206190804%29.jpg","width":1722,"height":985}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16