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Notorhizodon
Temporal range: DevonianScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Sarcopterygii Family: Tristichopteridae Genus: Notorhizodon Species: N. mackelveyi Binomial name Notorhizodon mackelveyi
Young et al., 1992Notorhizodon is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian period (Givetian stage, about 385 - 391 million years ago). It belonged to the family of Tristichopteridae fishes. Fossils have been found in Antarctica and described by Young et al. in 1992. Notorhizodon probably lived in freshwaters.
Canowindridae Elpistostegidae Megalichthyidae Osteolepidae Tristichopteridae Cabonnichthys · Canningius · Eusthenodon · Eusthenopteron · Heddleichthys · Hyneria · Jarvikina · Langlieria · Mandageria · Notorhizodon · Platycephalichthys · TristichopterusOther genera Related categories Devonian fish · Carboniferous fish · SarcopterygiiThis article about a prehistoric bony fish is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.