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Neoproscinetes

Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neoproscinetes
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Neoproscinetes is a genus of extinct pycnodontid fish from the Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil. Fossils of this species have also been discovered in the Riachuelo Formation.[1]

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Fossil in the Museo di Geologia di Castell'arquato
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Phylogeny

Within Pycnodontidae, Neoproscinetes sits in the Proscinetinae subfamily, alongside Proscinetes, Thiollierepycnodus, Turboscinetes and Turbomesodon.[2] Both Neoproscinetes and Proscinetes are highly derived genera of pycnodonts.[3]

Proscinetinae

Proscinetes? radiatus

Turboscinetes egertoni

Turbomesodon regelans

Turbomesodon bernissartensis

Turbomesodon praeclarus

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