Specimen image via iDigBio · BY
Rhinodipterus
Sign in to saveRhinodipterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric dipnoan sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish, that lived in the Frasnian stage of the Devonian period. It is believed to have inhabited shallow, salt-water reefs, and is one of the earliest known examples of marine lungfish.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 242
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Rhinodipteridae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Germany
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Palaeobiology
- See also
- References
- External links
Rhinodipterus is an extinct genus of prehistoric dipnoan sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish, that lived in the Frasnian stage of the Devonian period. It is believed to have inhabited shallow, salt-water reefs, and is one of the earliest known examples of marine lungfish.
== Palaeobiology ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhinodipterus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.