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Symmoriidae

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Symmoriidae
Temporal range: Devonian to Carboniferous, Famennian–Moscovian
Symmorium.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Symmoriiformes
Family: Symmoriidae
Dean, 1909
Genera

Symmoriidae is an extinct family of cartilaginous fish belonging to the order Symmoriiformes.[1] Members of the family are known from the Devonian and Carboniferous periods.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Coates, Michael I.; Gess, Robert W.; Finarelli, John A.; Criswell, Katharine E.; Tietjen, Kristen (January 2017). "A symmoriiform chondrichthyan braincase and the origin of chimaeroid fishes". Nature. 541 (7636): 208–211. Bibcode:2017Natur.541..208C. doi:10.1038/nature20806. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 28052054. S2CID 4455946.
  2. ^ "HIERARCHICAL TAXONOMY OF THE CLASS CHONDRICHTHYES". comenius.susqu.edu. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2021-11-23.