Diplocercides
Diplocercides Temporal range: Devonian - Carboniferous
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Genus: | Diplocercides Stensio, 1922
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Diplocercides is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Late Devonian and [[Carbonifero
us]] period (between 359 and 397 million years BCE). It belongs to the group of coelacanth. Fossils of Diplocercides have been found in Germany, Iran, Ireland, Australia and Poland (and possibly in South Africa in 1937).
Species of Diplocercides
- Diplocercides davisi Moy-Thomas, 1937
- Diplocercides heiligenstockiensis Jessen, 1966
- Diplocercides kayseri von Koenen, 1895
- Diplocercides jaekeli Stensio, 1922
External links
- Diplocercides at Palaeos.