Sauripterus

<i>Sauripterus</i>

Sauripterus

Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Fossilworks: Sauripterus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. [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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