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Extinct genus of jawless fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archipelepis is a genus of extinct thelodont agnathans, and are the most primitive recognized thelodonts of which whole body fossils are known.[2] Fossils of bodies and scales are currently known from Late Telychian to Wenlock-aged marine strata of northern Canada.[3]
Archipelepis Temporal range: Late Telychian-Sheinwoodian | |
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A. turbinata | |
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Family: | †Archipelepididae |
Genus: | †Archipelepis Märss in Soehn et al., 2001 |
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†Archipelepis turbinata Märss in Soehn et al., 2001 | |
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Both species have similar body morphology, in that both resembled tadpoles with forked tails. Scale morphology differs in that A. bifurcata has forked scales with two prong-like spires,[1] and that A. turbinata has bulbous, pointed scales that resemble upside-down spinning tops.[3]
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