Sauripterus
Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs
Sauripterus Temporal range: 416–360.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sarcopterygii |
Family: | Rhizodontidae |
Genus: | Sauripterus Hall, 1843 |
Type species | |
Sauritolepis taylori Hall, 1840 |
Sauripterus ("lizard wing") is a genus of rhizodont lobe-finned fish that lived during the Devonian period (416-360.7 Ma).[2] This genus was described by J. Hall after its discovery at Powy's Curve in Pennsylvania.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Fossilworks: Sauripterus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ United States National Museum (1917). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 252–4. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
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