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German term
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Schmelzschupper
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Fossils/extinct sea creatures
Or Schmelzschupperfisch
The Latin name for this is Gyrolepsis, but I cannot find any English name. Does anyone happen to know this, please?
It lived in the Muschelkalksee in Thüringen in the Triassic era.
The Latin name for this is Gyrolepsis, but I cannot find any English name. Does anyone happen to know this, please?
It lived in the Muschelkalksee in Thüringen in the Triassic era.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | Ganoid-scaled fish |
Brent Sørensen
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Proposed translations
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Brent Sørensen
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Ganoid-scaled fish
https://www.omnia.ie/index.php?navigation_function=2&navigat...
https://www.dict.cc/?s=Schmelzschuppe&failed_kw=Schmelzschup...
https://en.langenscheidt.com/german-english/schmelzschupper
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: I think this is a description rather than an English name, since your first reference is a different genus.
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
: fish scales consisting of bone and an outer shiny layer resembling enamel
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| agree |
Karin Redclift
: Ganoid scales are also known from some fossil paleoniscoid fishes
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
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