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Genus: | Sauripterus Hall, 1843
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Sauritolepis taylori Hall, 1840
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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]