Tetragonolepis Explained

Tetragonolepis (from Greek, Modern (1453-);: τετρα, 'four', Greek, Modern (1453-);: γονή, 'angle', and Greek, Modern (1453-);: λεπίς 'scale')^[1] is an extinct genus of bony fish belonging to the family Dapediidae that lived during the Rhaetian–Hettangian ages (latest Triassic to earliest Jurassic).

Sources

• In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs: Early Mesozoic Tetrapods by Nicholas C. Fraser and Hans-Dieter Sues

Notes and References

1. Book: Roberts . George . An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology . 1839 . Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans . London . 170 . 1 January 2022 . English.