Sauripterus

Sauripterus; Temporal range: Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Rhizodontida
Order:	†Rhizodontiformes
Family:	†Rhizodontidae
Genus:	†Sauripterus; Hall, 1843
Type species
	†Sauritolepis taylori ; Hall, 1840

Sauripterus ("lizard wing") is a genus of rhizodont lobe-finned fish that lived during the Devonian period. This genus was described by J. Hall after its discovery at Powy's Curve in the Catskill Formation of Pennsylvania, US. Sauripterus utilized its radial joints and flexors to stiffen its fins, facilitating various swimming movements.

References

1 2 "Fossilworks: Sauripterus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
↑ T.A. Stewart, J.B. Lemberg, N.K. Taft, I. Yoo, E.B. Daeschler,& N.H. Shubin, Fin ray patterns at the fin-to-limb transition, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117 (3) 1612-1620,(2020). Marcus C. Davis, Shubin, N., & Daeschler, E. B. (2004). A New Specimen of Sauripterus taylori (Sarcopterygii, Osteichthyes) from the Famennian Catskill Formation of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(1), 26–40.

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[fw-1] 1 2 "Fossilworks: Sauripterus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[2] T.A. Stewart, J.B. Lemberg, N.K. Taft, I. Yoo, E.B. Daeschler,& N.H. Shubin, Fin ray patterns at the fin-to-limb transition, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117 (3) 1612-1620,(2020). Marcus C. Davis, Shubin, N., & Daeschler, E. B. (2004). A New Specimen of Sauripterus taylori (Sarcopterygii, Osteichthyes) from the Famennian Catskill Formation of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 24(1), 26–40.