Asterodermus

Asterodermus (from Greek: ἀστήρ aster, 'star' and Greek: δέρμα dérma, 'skin')^[1] is an extinct genus of spathobatid 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, Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil from the Tithonian of Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Division:	Batomorphi
Order:	†Apolithabatiformes
Family:	†Spathobatidae
Genus:	†Asterodermus Agassiz, 1836
Species:	†A. platypterus
Binomial name
†Asterodermus platypterus Agassiz, 1836