Platysomus
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thumb|left|Platysomus gibbosus thumb|left|Fossil of Platysomus circularis in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Platysomus (from , 'broad' and 'body') is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish that lived in the Carboniferous and Permian periods. Fossils have been found worldwide.
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