| Neoproscinetes | |
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| Fossil of Neoproscinetes penalvai at the Palaeontological Museum, Munich. | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Pycnodontiformes |
| Family: | †Pycnodontidae |
| Subfamily: | †Proscinetinae |
| Genus: | †Neoproscinetes Santos 1990 |
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Neoproscinetes is a genus of extinctpycnodontid fish from theCretaceousSantana Formation of Brazil. Fossils of this species have also been discovered in theRiachuelo Formation.[1]
WithinPycnodontidae,Neoproscinetes sits in theProscinetinae subfamily, alongsideProscinetes,Thiollierepycnodus,Turboscinetes andTurbomesodon.[2] BothNeoproscinetes andProscinetes are highly derived genera of pycnodonts.[3]
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