Sauripterus

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.^[1] Sauripterus utilized its radial joints and flexors to stiffen its fins, facilitating various swimming movements.^[2]

Sauripterus Temporal range: Devonian[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Rhizodontida
Order:	†Rhizodontiformes
Family:	†Rhizodontidae
Genus:	†Sauripterus Hall, 1843
Type species
†Sauritolepis taylori Hall, 1840

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