What is Amblypterus?
[[File:Amblypterus blainvillei.JPG|thumb|A fossil of ''Amblypterus''.]] '''''Amblypterus''''' is an [[Extinction|extinct]] [[genus]] of prehistoric [[bony fish]] from the [[Cisuralian]]. == Classification == === Species === * †''Amblypterus arcuatus'' * †''Amblypterus beaumonti'' * †''[[Aeduella|Amblypterus blainvillei]]'' (currently ''[[Aeduella|Aeduella blainvillei]]'') * †''Amblypterus carolinae'' * †''Amblypterus decorus'' * †''Amblypterus duvernoyi'' * †''[[Amblypterus latus]]'' (type) * †''Amblypterus reussi'' * †''Amblypterus stewarti'' * †''Amblypterus traquairi'' * †''Amblypterus voltzi'' === Type species === The type species is ''[[Amblypterus latus]]''. == Synonymy == * ''Amblypterus blainvillei'' <small>([[Louis Agassiz|Agassiz]], 1833)</small> → ''[[Aeduella|Aeduella blainvillei]]'' <small>(Agassiz, 1833)</small> [= ''Palaeoniscus blainvillei'' <small>Agassiz, 1833</small>, ''Palaeothrissum inaequilobum'' <small>Blainville, 1818</small>] * ''Amblypterus eurypterygius'' <small>Agassiz, 1833</small> → ''[[Rhabdolepis]] macroptera'' <small>(Bronn, 1829)</small> * ''Amblypterus lateralis'' <small>Agassiz, 1833</small> → ''Amblypterus latus'' <small>Agassiz, 1833</small> [[File:Amblypterus macropterus.jpg|thumb]] == Related pages == * [[Prehistoric fish]] * [[List of prehistoric bony fish]] == References == # <small>''[[Fishes of the World]]'' by Joseph S. Nelson</small> # <small>''A Pictorial Guide to Fossils'' by Gerard Ramon Case</small> [[Category:Extinct fish]] [[Category:Bony fish]]