Orlovichthys

Extinct genus of fishes

Orlovichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Genus:
Orlovichthys

Orlovichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish.[1][2][3] Fossil evidence was found in Russia, and is from the Late Devonian period.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Orlovichthys". www.fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  2. ^ "Orlovichthys limnatis". fossiilid.info. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  3. ^ "Orlovichthys". fossiilid.info. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  4. ^ "Fig. 9. Prearticular bone with its tooth plate, Orlovichthys limnatis..." ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
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  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Class: Sarcopterygii
  • Clade: Rhipidistia
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Porolepis sp.

Dipterus valenciennesi Phaneropleuron andersoni Neoceratodus forsteri Retodus tuberculatus Gnathorhiza sp. Protopterus dolloi

Lepidosiren paradoxa
Taxon identifiers
Orlovichthys


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