Donnrosenia
| Donnrosenia Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Genus: | â Donnrosenia |
| Species: | â D. schaefferi |
| Binomial name | |
| â Donnrosenia schaefferi Long et al., 2008 | |
Donnrosenia is an extinct monotypic genus of basal ray-finned fish that lived in what is now Antarctica during the Givetian stage of the Middle Devonian epoch.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Phylogenetic analysis indicates that Donnrosenia is the sister taxon to Howqualepis, known from fossils from Victoria, Australia.[2]
References
[edit]- â "PBDB Taxon". Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- â Long, John A.; Choo, Brian; Young, Gavin C. (August 2008). "A new basal actinopterygian fish from the Middle Devonian Aztec Siltstone of Antarctica". Antarctic Science. 20 (4): 393â412. doi:10.1017/S0954102008001144. ISSNÂ 0954-1020. Retrieved 28 February 2026 â via Cambridge Core.
