Biology:Sauripterus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Family: | Rhizodontidae
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| Genus: | Sauripterus Hall, 1843
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| Sauritolepis taylori Hall, 1840
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fossilworks: Sauripterus". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=224769.
- ↑ United States National Museum (1917). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 252–4. https://books.google.com/books?id=RvgnAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA252. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q7427556 entry
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