Dollopterus

Dollopterus (meaning "Dollo's wing") is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine ray-finned fish that lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch. It contains several species known primarily from the Muschelkalk of Germany.

The following species are known:

• D. brunsvicensis <small>Stolley, 1920</small> - Anisian of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
• D. subserratus <small>Stolley, 1920</small> - Anisian of Lower Saxony
• D. volitans <small>(Compter, 1892)</small> - Anisian of Lower Saxony

Indeterminate remains are known from the Netherlands.

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References