Biology:Heddleichthys
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Clade: | Eotetrapodiformes |
| Family: | †Tristichopteridae |
| Genus: | †Heddleichthys Snitting, 2009 |
| Species: | †H. dalgleisiensis
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| †Heddleichthys dalgleisiensis (Anderson, 1859)[1]
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Heddleichthys is a genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian (lobe-finned "fish"), from the end of the Devonian period (Famennian). It was discovered in Dura Den Formation, Scotland. Heddleichthys is a derived tristichopterid, the first from Britain.
References
- ↑ Snitting, D. (2009). "Heddleichthys- a new tristichopterid genus from the Dura Den Formation, Midland Valley, Scotland (Famennian, Late Devonian)". Acta Zoologica 90: 273–284. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00376.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q5697139 entry
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