Symmoriidae

Symmoriidae
Temporal range: Devonian to Carboniferous
Symmorium.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Holocephali
Order: Symmoriida
Family: Symmoriidae
Genera

Symmoriidae is an extinct family of ratfish[1] from the Carboniferous period.

References

  1. Coates, M., Gess, R., Finarelli, J., Criswell, K., Tietjen, K. 2016. A symmoriiform chondrichthyan braincase and the origin of chimaeroid fishes. Nature. doi: 10.1038/nature20806
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