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Neopteroplax

Neopteroplax
Temporal range: Late Carboniferous
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Neopteroplax conemaughensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Embolomeri
Family: Eogyrinidae
Genus: Neopteroplax
Romer, 1963

Neopteroplax is an extinct genus in the family Eogyrinidae. It was a predator of great size, reaching up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in length with a robust 40 cm skull.

Two species are recognized:



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