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ALLENYPTERUS
(al-len-ip-teh-rus)
Allenypterus
Named By: W. G. Melton in 1969
Time Period: Carboniferous
Location: USA, Montana
Size: Roughly about 15 centimetres long
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore
Fossil(s): Almost complete specimens
Classification: | Chordata | Sarcopterygii | Hadronectoridae |
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Allenypterus is a genus of a prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Carboniferous period (Early Pennsylvanian to Late Mississippian, around 354-290 million years ago). Fossils have been discovered in Bear Gulch Limestone, Montana, USA.

Read more about Allenypterus at Wikipedia
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