Jarvikina

Not to be confused with Jarvikia.
Jarvikina
Temporal range: Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Family: Tristichopteridae
Genus: Jarvikina
Species: J. wenjukowi
Binomial name
Jarvikina wenjukowi
Rohon, 1889
Synonyms
  • Cricodus wenjukowi Rohon, 1889
  • Eusthenopteron wenjukowi Rohon, 1889
  • Eusthenodon wenjukowi Rohon, 1889

Jarvikina is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian period. Jarvikina named after the Swedish palaeontologist Erik Jarvik.


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