†Sauripteris Hall 1843 (lobe-finned fish)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
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: Gooloogongia, Rhizodus, Screbinodus, Strepsodus
Subtaxa: Sauripteris anglicus Sauripteris favosus Sauripteris taylori
Type: Sauripteris taylori
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Devonian of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (1: Pennsylvania)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.