Quebecius
Extinct genus of fishes
Quebecius Temporal range: Late Devonian | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sarcopterygii |
Order: | Porolepiformes |
Genus: | Quebecius |
Species: | Q. quebecensis |
Binomial name | |
Quebecius quebecensis (Whiteaves, 1889) | |
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Quebecius is an extinct genus of porolepiform sarcopterygian fish which lived during the Late Devonian period of Quebec, Canada.[1] It is related to Glyptolepis, although distinguished from the latter by an especially broad pelvic fin base: uniquely among lobe-finned fish, only the pectoral fins are lobed. Specimens have been found to measure between 5 and 60 centimeters long.[2]
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