Dipterus

Dipterus Temporal range: 376.1–360.7 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Mid to Late Devonian
Dipterus valenciennesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Subclass:	Dipnoi
Order:	†Dipteriformes
Family:	Dipteridae
Genus:	Dipterus

Dipterus (meaning 'two wings') is an extinct genus of lungfish from the late Devonian period of Australia and Europe.

Restoration

Illustration of Dipterus macrolepidotus, 1861

In most respects, Dipterus, which was about 35 centimetres (14 in) long, closely resembled modern lungfish. Like its ancestor Dipnorhynchus, it had tooth-like plates on its palate instead of real teeth. However, unlike its modern relatives, in which the dorsal, caudal, and anal fin are fused into one, Dipterus's fins were still separated.^[1] It mostly ate invertebrates^{[citation needed]}, and had lungs, not an air bladder. These were more developed in Dipterus and are still seen in modern day lungfish.

The genus was established by Adam Sedgwick & Roderick Murchison in the year 1828.

References

1. ^ Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 45. ISBN 1-84028-152-9. 

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