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Sinostega

Summary

Sinostega ("Chinese roof") is an extinct genus of early "tetrapod" from the Late Devonian of China.

Sinostega
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Holotype jaw of S. pani, Paleozoological Museum of China
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Clade: Stegocephali
Genus: Sinostega
Zhu et al., 2002
Type species
S. pani
Zhu et al., 2002

The fossil was discovered in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, and consist of a fragmentary lower jawbone measuring 7 cm in length. It is the first Devonian tetrapod to be found in Asia.

References edit

  • Zhu, M., Ahlberg, P. E., Zhao, W., and Jia, L.. 2002. "First Devonian tetrapod from Asia." Nature 420:760.

External links edit

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  • http://english.cas.ac.cn/Eng2003/page/SRA/D_3.htm Archived 2006-12-09 at the Wayback Machine