Dinopteryx

Dinopteryx ("terrible wing") is an extinct genus of prehistoric beardfish from the Late Cretaceous period.^[2] It contains a single species, D. spinosus, known from the Santonian of Lebanon (Sahel Alma).^[1] It is the only member of the extinct family Dinopterygidae, which is considered a distinct family of the Polymixiiformes.^[3][4] It was previously placed in the genus Hoplopteryx.^[5][6]

Dinopteryx Temporal range: Late Santonian[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Polymixiiformes
Family:	†Dinopterygidae Jordan, 1923
Genus:	†Dinopteryx Woodward, 1901
Species:	†D. spinosus
Binomial name
†Dinopteryx spinosus (Davis, 1887)
Synonyms
†Hoplopteryx spinosus Davis, 1887

See also

• Paleontology portal
• Fish portal

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish