Dipteronotus is an extinct genus of marine stem-neopterygian ray-finned fish that existed during the Middle and Late Triassic epochs in what is now Europe (France, Germany, Italy, England) and Morocco.
[2][1] As a typical feature, it had several ridge scales in front of its dorsal fin that created a spine-like structure.
The following species are known:[1][3] The species D. ornatus Bürgin 1992 from the Besano Formation of Switzerland has been reassigned to the polzbergiid genus Stoppania.
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