Gyrolepis

Gyrolepis; Temporal range: Anisian-Rhaetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Gyrolepis albertii fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	†Palaeonisciformes
Family:	†Palaeoniscidae
Genus:	†Gyrolepis; Agassiz, 1833
Type species
	Gyrolepis albertii; Agassiz 1833
Other species
	†G. agassizi (Münster, 1835); †G. angulisulcatus Oertle, 1927; †G. quenstedti Dames, 1888; †G. parcisquamosus Oertle, 1927; †G. pompeckji Oertle, 1927;

Gyrolepis is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish from the Middle-Late Triassic epochs in what is now Europe.^[1] It is known both from complete specimens and isolated skeletal elements, such as scales or teeth.

Isolated teeth and scales ascribed to *Gyrolepis*

References

^ Romano, Carlo; Koot, Martha B.; Kogan, Ilja; Brayard, Arnaud; Minikh, Alla V.; Brinkmann, Winand; Bucher, Hugo; Kriwet, Jürgen (February 2016). "Permian-Triassic Osteichthyes (bony fishes): diversity dynamics and body size evolution". Biological Reviews. 91 (1): 106–147. doi:10.1111/brv.12161. PMID 25431138. S2CID 5332637.