Sauripterus

Sauripterus
Temporal range: 416–360.7 Ma Devonian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Life restoration

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]

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