Biology:Elpistostegidae
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| Elipostegidae Temporal range: Devonian
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| Family: | Elipostegidae
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Elpistostegidae is an extinct family of tetrapod-like fish that lived in the Late Devonian period (Late Givetian to Early Frasnian). Fossils of skull and a part of the backbone have been found at Escuminac Formation in Quebec, Canada . Recently, the entire fossil of the fish was found in the same formation. It is proposed by the palaeontologist Richard Cloutier at Université du Québec à Rimouski that Elpistostege may dethrone Tiktaalik in the position of the nearest fish from the tetrapods. Family based on cladistic affinities compiled by Swartz, 2012.[1]
References
External links
- Elpistostege at Palaeos
- History of Elpistostege
- Recent Discovery of an entire well-preserved fossil of Elpistostege watsoni
Wikidata ☰ Q17109334 entry
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