Definition of Cheirolepis. Meaning of Cheirolepis. Synonyms of Cheirolepis

- Cheirolepis (from Gr****: χείρ kheír, 'hand' and Gr****: λεπίς lepis 'scale') is an extinct genus of marine and freshwater ray-finned fish that lived in...
- usually composed of bone, but those of early osteichthyans - such as Cheirolepis - also had dentine and enamel. They are segmented and appear as a series...
- valid name for the family, due to nomenclatural issues with the original Cheirolepis genus, which is a junior homonym of a member of Asteraceae, with Cheirolepidium...
- †Austelliscus †Cheirolepis †Cuneognathus †Dialipina? †Kentuckia †Krasnoyarichthys †Ligulalepis? †Limnomis †Meemannia †Moythomasia †Naxilepis? †Orvikuina...
- Cheirolepis ****mingae (also sometimes spelled ****mingii) in honour of ****ming. This species name was later discovered to be a synonym of Cheirolepis trialli...
- being found for example on the scales of stem group actinopteryigian Cheirolepis. While often considered a synapomorphic character of ray-finned fishes...
- Fossil of the Devonian †cheirolepidiform †Cheirolepis canadensis...
- study of the postcranial dermal skeleton of the Devonian actinopterygian Cheirolepis canadensis". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.00161.2015...
- study of the postcranial dermal skeleton of the Devonian actinopterygian Cheirolepis canadensis". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. doi:10.4202/app.00161.2015...
- thin sectioning; this was done, among others, for the actinopterygian Cheirolepis, the actinistian Miguashaia and the tetrapodomorph Euthenopteron. The...