Taxa named by Roderick Murchison

Dipterus (from , 'two' and 'wing') is an extinct genus of freshwater lungfish from the middle Devonian period of Europe and potentially North America. The genus was established by Adam Sedgwick & Roderick Murchison in the year 1828. It was one of the first lungfish to be described by science. thumb|left|Restoration thumb|left|Illustration of Dipterus valenciennesiIn most respects, Dipterus, which was about 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 do

thumb|upright|Bumastus barriensis, from the [[Silurian Wenlock series, found at Dudley, Worcestershire.]]