Powichthys
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| Genus: | †Powichthys Jessen, 1975
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Powichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian period. This fish it was small in size, about 30 cm.[1] Prior to the discovery of P. spitsbergensis in 2004, the genus was known from a single type species, P. thorsteinssoni.[2]
References
- ^ "Palaeos Vertebrates: Sarcopterygii: Rhipidistia". palaeos.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
- ^ Clément, G.; Janvier, P. (2004). "Powichthys spitsbergensis sp. nov., a new member of the Dipnomorpha (Sarcopterygii, lobe-finned fishes) from the Lower Devonian of Spitsbergen, with remarks on basal dipnomorph anatomy". Fossils and Strata. 50: 92–112.
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