Loganelliidae

{{Automatic taxobox

| name = Loganelliids

| taxon = Loganelliidae

| authority = Karatajūtė-Talimaa 1997

| image = Loganellia scotica fossil and model.jpg

| image_alt = Fossil and model of Loganellia scotica

| image_caption = Loganellia scotica (Fossil and model, Museum am Löwentor, Stuttgart)

| synonyms = Loganiidae Karatajūtė-Talimaa 1978

}}

Loganelliidae is an extinct family of thelodonts in the order Thelodontiformes. They are distinguished by the star or cross shaped ridges located on their head scales.

Morphology

The head scales possess cross shaped or star shaped ridges, transitional scales are rhomboidal, and trunk scales are horizontally elongated. The crown is notably posteriorly pointed, with the apex extending beyond the base. The main crown surface is flat and smooth, and can be inclined in either horizontal direction. The base of the crown possesses a short spine which points downwards and anteriorly.

Classification

The family contains the following genera:

{{Extinct}}Angaralepis
{{Extinct}}Illoganellia
{{Extinct}}Larolepis
{{Extinct}}Loganellia
{{Extinct}}Nunavutia
{{Extinct}}Sandivia
{{Extinct}}Stroinolepis
{{Extinct}}Talimaalepis
{{Extinct}}Valyalepis

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Ferrón |first1=H. G. |last2=Martínez-Pérez |first2=C. |last3=Turner |first3=S. |last4=Manzanares |first4=E. |last5=Botella |first5=H. |title=Patterns of ecological diversification in thelodonts |journal=Palaeontology |date=2018 |volume=61 |issue=2 |pages=303–315 |doi=10.1111/pala.12347 |url=https://www.uv.es/everlab/PUBLICACIONES/2018/2018%20Ferr%C3%B3n%20et%20al.%20%20Palaeontology%20.pdf}}

{{Cite web|title=Loganellia scotica, TRAQUAIR, 1898|url=http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/collections-database/chordata/fishes/loganellia-scotica-traquair-1898-r682/|access-date=2021-10-03|website=The Fossil Forum|language=en-US}}

{{Cite web|last=Märss|first=Tiiu|date=7 February 2006|title=Theolodonts (Agnatha) from the basal beds of the Kuressaare Stage, Ludlow, Upper Silurian of Estonia|url=https://www.kirj.ee/public/va_ge/geo-2006-1-3.pdf}}

{{cite journal |last1=Wilson |first1=M. V. H. |last2=Märss |first2=T. |title=Thelodont phylogeny revisited, with inclusion of key scale-based taxa |journal=Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences |date=2009 |volume=58 |issue=4 |pages=297 |doi=10.3176/earth.2009.4.08|doi-access=free }}

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Category:Thelodonti

Category:Prehistoric jawless fish families