Mesolepis scalaris Young 1866 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Belongs to Mesolepis according to A. S. Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Mesolepis microptera, Mesolepis pustulosa, Mesolepis wardi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Knowles Ironstone, Fenton (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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