Palaeoniscidae
| Palaeoniscidae Temporal range: Silurian-Cretaceous | |
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| Palaeoniscum freieslebeni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Chondrostei[1] |
| Order: | Palaeonisciformes |
| Family: | Palaeoniscidae |
Palaeoniscidae is a family of fish who possessed a bony skeleton and operculum. This group of fish appeared in the Silurian, and died out in the Cretaceous.
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- ↑ "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
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