Sauripterus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Class: | †Rhizodontida |
| Order: | †Rhizodontiformes |
| Family: | †Rhizodontidae |
| 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]
References
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- ^ 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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