Quebecius

Quebecius
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Restoration of Quebecius quebecensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: †Porolepimorpha
Order: †Porolepiformes
Genus: †Quebecius
Schultze & Arsenault, 1987
Type species
Quebecius quebecensis
(Whiteaves, 1889)

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]

References

  1. ^ Schultze, Hans-Peter & Arsenault, Marius. (2011). Quebecius quebecensis (Whiteaves), a porolepiform crossopterygian (Pisces) from the Late Devonian of Quebec, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 24. 2351-2361. 10.1139/e87-221.
  2. ^ "Miguasha: Quebecius". Miguasha National Park.


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