Biology:Sinostega
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Short description: Extinct genus of amphibians
| Sinostega | |
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| Holotype jaw of S. pani, Paleozoological Museum of China | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Stegocephali |
| Genus: | Sinostega Zhu et al., 2002 |
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| S. pani Zhu et al., 2002
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Sinostega ("Chinese roof") is an extinct genus of early "tetrapod" from the Late Devonian of China .
The fossil was discovered in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, and consist of a fragmentary lower jawbone measuring 7 cm in length. It is the first Devonian tetrapod to be found in Asia.
References
- Zhu, M., Ahlberg, P. E., Zhao, W., and Jia, L.. 2002. "First Devonian tetrapod from Asia." Nature 420:760.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3764888 entry
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