Sauripterus

Sauripterus; Temporal range: Devonian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
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]

Life restoration

References

"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.