Palaeomylus
Extinct genus of fish
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Palaeomylus (meaning 'ancient grinder') is an extinct Devonian ptychodontid placoderm fish.
| Palaeomylus | |
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| Palaeomylus upper and lower tooth plates from two similarly sized individuals from Wisconsin and Ohio. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Ptyctodontida |
| Family: | †Ptyctodontidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeomylus Woodward, 1891[1] |
| Type species | |
| †Palaeomylus frangens (Newberry, 1878) | |
There are seven species accepted in this genus:[1][2]
- Palaeomylus hussakofi Bryant, 1935
- Palaeomylus lunaeformis Hussakof & Bryant, 1919
- Palaeomylus minor Bryant, 1935
- Palaeomylus predator Eastman, 1898
- Palaeomylus crassus (Newberry, 1873)
- Palaeomylus frangens (Newberry, 1878)
- Palaeomylus greenei (Newberry, 1889)
Etymology
Discovery
P. greenei, P. crassus, and the type species P. frangens were originally classified as a species of Rhynchodus, before being moved to a new genus, Palaeomylus, in 1891. The first was found in Wisconsin, while the latter two species were found in Ohio. P. predator was found near Gerolstein, Germany.[4]
