Sauripterus

Sauripterus; Temporal range: 416–360.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Devonian
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Class:	†Rhizodontida
Order:	†Rhizodontiformes
Family:	†Rhizodontidae
Genus:	†Sauripterus; Hall, 1843
Type species
	†Sauritolepis taylori ; Hall, 1840

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

^ ^a ^b "Fossilworks: Sauripterus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ United States National Museum (1917). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 252–4. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

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[fw-1] "Fossilworks: Sauripterus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[Museum1917-2] United States National Museum (1917). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 252–4. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

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