Heddleichthys
| Heddleichthys Temporal range: Devonian (Famennian) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Family: | Tristichopteridae |
| Genus: | Heddleichthys Snitting, 2009 |
| Species: | H. dalgleisiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Heddleichthys dalgleisiensis (Anderson, 1859)[1] | |
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Heddleichthys is a genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian (lobe-finned "fish"), from the end of the Devonian period (Famennian). It was discovered in Dura Den Formation, Scotland. Heddleichthys is a derived tristichopterid, the first from Britain.
References
- ↑ Snitting, D. (2009). "Heddleichthys- a new tristichopterid genus from the Dura Den Formation, Midland Valley, Scotland (Famennian, Late Devonian)". Acta Zoologica 90: 273. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00376.x.
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