Sauripteris Hall 1843

Osteichthyes - Rhizodontiformes - Rhizodontidae

Alternative spelling: Sauripterus

Full reference: J. Hall. 1843. Geology of New York. Part IV, comprising the survey of the fourth geological district. Natural History of New York 4:1-683

Parent taxon: Rhizodontidae according to Z. Johanson and P. E. Ahlberg 2001

See also Davis et al. 2004, Hall 1843, Hay 1902 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Cricodus, Screbinodus

Subtaxa: Sauripterus anglicus Sauripterus favosus Sauripterus taylori

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Type: Sauripterus taylori

Distribution: found only at Powys Curve ( of Pennsylvania)

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