| Two Carboniferous fine-eyed palaeoniscoids (Pisces, Actinopterygii) from Bear Gulch (USA) Journal of Paleontology - ... (877 words) |
 | Comparisons with other Palaeozoic actinopterygians show that Kalops is a Palaeoniscimorpha (=basal Actinopteri sensu Patterson). |
| As in previous articles (e.g., Poplin and Lund, 2000), we use the term "Palaeon-- iscimorpha" (Lund et al., 1995) as a strict synonym of "Basal Actinopteri" sensu Patterson, 1982. |
| Discussion.-Since, at this time, there is no consensus among paleoichthyologists about a classification of Palaeoniscimorpha, we give for Kalops a diagnosis that utilizes not only its generic characters, but also those of Actinopterygii, Actinopteri and Palaeoniscimorpha (see discussion). |
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