Rhizodontida
Extinct order of tetrapodomorphs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rhizodontida is an extinct group of predatory tetrapodomorphs[3] known from many areas of the world from the Givetian through to the Pennsylvanian - the earliest known species is about 377 million years ago (Mya), the latest around 310 Mya. Rhizodonts lived in tropical rivers and freshwater lakes and were the dominant predators of their age. They reached huge sizes - the largest known species, Rhizodus hibberti from Europe and North America, was an estimated 7 m in length, making it the largest freshwater fish known.
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Rhizodontida | |
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A fossil of Sauripterus taylori | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Class: | †Rhizodontida |
Order: | †Rhizodontiformes Andrews & Westoll, 1970 |
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