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: