Uranolophus

Extinct genus of fishes

Uranolophus
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Subclass:
Dipnoi
Order:
Uranolophina
Family:
Uranolophidae
Genus:
Uranolophus
Species:
U. wyomingensis
Binomial name
Uranolophus wyomingensis

Uranolophus is a genus of prehistoric lungfish which lived during the Late Devonian period. It is the type genus of the family Uranolophidae.

Sources

  • Early Vertebrates by Philippe Janvier
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Dipnomorpha
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Class: Sarcopterygii
  • Clade: Rhipidistia
Gnathostomata
    • see Gnathostomata
Dipnomorpha
    • see below↓
Porolepiformes
Holoptychiidae
Uranolophidae
Dipnorhynchidae
Stomiahykidae
Chirodipteridae
Holodontidae
Dipteridae
Fleurantiidae
Rhynchodipteridae
Phaneropleuridae
Uronemidae
Neoceratodontidae
Ceratodontidae
Gnathorhizidae
Lepidosirenidae
Porolepis sp.

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

Lepidosiren paradoxa
Taxon identifiers
Uranolophus


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