Palaeoniscum freieslebeni

species of fish (fossil)

Palaeoniscum freieslebeni is an extinct species of palaeoniscoids belonging to the genus Palaeoniscum. It is the type species of that genus.

Fossil of Palaeoniscum freieslebeni

Description

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Palaeoniscum freieslebeni was possibly 40 cm long. Its body was full of scales and fossils with 10 cm are very uncommon and unique.

Some images

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References

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  1. "Palaeoniscum freieslebeni Blainville, 1818". GBIF.