Biology:Rhinodipterus
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Short description: Extinct genus of lobe-finned fish
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| Subclass: | Dipnoi
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| Genus: | Rhinodipterus
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Rhinodipterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric dipnoan sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish, that lived in the Devonian Period, between 416 and 359 million years ago. It is believed to have inhabited shallow, salt-water reefs,[1] and is one of the earliest known examples of marine lungfish. Research based on an exceptionally well-preserved specimen from the Gogo Formation of Australia[2] has shown that Rhinodipterus has cranial ribs attached to its braincase and was probably adapted for air-breathing to some degree as living lungfish are.[3] This could be the only case known for a marine lungfish with air-breathing adaptations.[4]
See also
- Sarcopterygii
- List of sarcopterygians
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ "375 million year old fossil found". 2010-02-10. http://bigpondnews.com/articles/National-Rural/2010/02/10/375_million_year_old_fossil_found_427283.html.
- ↑ Long & Trinajstic 2010
- ↑ Clement, A. M.; Long, J. A.; Tafforeau, P.; Ahlberg, P. E. (2016-02-11). "The dipnoan buccal pump reconstructed in 3D and implications for air breathing in Devonian lungfishes". Paleobiology 42 (2): 289–304. doi:10.1017/pab.2015.41. Bibcode: 2016Pbio...42..289C. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/dipnoan-buccal-pump-reconstructed-in-3d-and-implications-for-air-breathing-in-devonian-lungfishes/1489680EEA96C0B588032003077E39F0.
- ↑ "Air-breathing adaptation in a marine Devonian lungfish". 2010-02-10. http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2010/02/04/rsbl.2009.1033.full.
- Clement, A. & Long, J.A. 2010. Air-breathing adaptation in a marine Devonian lungfish. Biology Letters 6: 509–512.
- Long, J.A. & Trinajstic, K. 2010. The Late Devonian Gogo Formation Lagerstatte –Exceptional preservation and Diversity in early Vertebrates. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 38: 665-680
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7320647 entry
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