Asterodermus
Extinct genus of rays
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Asterodermus (from Greek: ἀστήρ aster, 'star' and Greek: δέρμα dérma, 'skin')[1] is an extinct genus of asterodermid rays from the Jurassic period.[2] A single species, A. platypterus, is described. It is known mainly from the early Tithonian of Germany, including the famous Lagerstätte site of Solnhofen.[3][4] Additionally, Asterodermus scales have been found among articulated skeletons of neoselachians from the Tithonian of southern Germany.[5]
| Asterodermus Temporal range: Late Jurassic, | |
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| Fossil from the Tithonian of Germany | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Batomorphi |
| Order: | †Apolithabatiformes |
| Family: | †Asterodermidae |
| Genus: | †Asterodermus Agassiz, 1836 |
| Species: | †A. platypterus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Asterodermus platypterus Agassiz, 1836 | |
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