Neoproscinetes

Neoproscinetes is a genus of extinct pycnodontid fish from the Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil.

Fossils of this species have also been discovered in the Riachuelo Formation.

[1] Within Pycnodontidae, Neoproscinetes sits in the Proscinetinae subfamily, alongside Proscinetes, Thiollierepycnodus, Turboscinetes and Turbomesodon.

[2] Both Neoproscinetes and Proscinetes are highly derived genera of pycnodonts.

This article about a prehistoric ray-finned fish is a stub.

Fossil in the Museo di Geologia di Castell'arquato