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Duffichthys

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Duffichthys
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Porolepimorpha
Order: Porolepiformes
Genus: Duffichthys
Ahlberg, 1992
Type species
Duffichthys mirabilis
Ahlberg, 1992

Duffichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Late Devonian period. Fossils have been found at the locality of Scat Craig, Scotland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Ahlberg, P. E., 1992: A new holoptychiid porolepiform fish from the Upper Frasnian of Elgin, Scotland. Palaeontology, 35. 813-828.