Menaspis

{{Short description|Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|259.51|254.14|Wuchiapingian}}

| image = Menaspis armata.jpg

| image_caption = Restoration of Menaspis armata

| genus = Menaspis

| parent_authority = Ewald, 1848{{GBIF |title=Menaspis Ewald, 1848 |id=4824156 |access-date=27 August 2024}}

| species = armata

| authority = Ewald, 1848

}}

Menaspis is an extinct genus of holocephalian cartilaginous fish from the Permian period (Wuchiapingian stage). The only species in this genus is Menaspis armata.

References

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Further reading

  • Aquagenesis: The Origin and Evolution of Life in the Sea by Richard Ellis
  • Rocks and Fossils: A Visual Guide (Visual Guides) by Robert R. Coenraads

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Category:Holocephali

Category:Monotypic prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera

Category:Permian cartilaginous fish

Category:Fossils of Germany

Category:Kupferschiefer

Category:Lopingian life

Category:Wuchiapingian life

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