Palaeomylus
| Palaeomylus | |
|---|---|
| Palaeomylus upper and lower tooth plates from two similarly sized individuals from Wisconsin and Ohio. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Ptyctodontida |
| Family: | †Ptyctodontidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeomylus Woodward, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| †Palaeomylus frangens (Newberry, 1878) | |
Palaeomylus (meaning 'ancient grinder') is an extinct Devonian ptychodontid placoderm fish.
There are seven species accepted in this genus:
- Palaeomylus hussakofi Bryant, 1935
- Palaeomylus lunaeformis Hussakof & Bryant, 1919
- Palaeomylus minor Bryant, 1935
- Palaeomylus predator Eastman, 1898
- Palaeomylus crassus (Newberry, 1873)
- Palaeomylus frangens (Newberry, 1878)
- Palaeomylus greenei (Newberry, 1889)