Allenypterus
| Allenypterus Temporal range: Carboniferous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Family: | Hadronectoridae |
| Genus: | Allenypterus |
| Species: | A. montanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Allenypterus montanus Melton, 1969 | |
Allenypterus is a genus of a prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Carboniferous period (Early Pennsylvanian to Late Mississippian, around 354–290 million years ago). Fossils have been discovered in Bear Gulch Limestone, Montana, USA.
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