Kenichthys

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Kenichthys
Fossil range: early Middle Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Subclass: Tetrapodomorpha
Genus: Kenichthys
Species: K. campbelli

Kenichthys was an ancient tetrapodomorph, a lineage that included tetrapods. It was one of the most primitive, and the earliest tetrapodomorph. It appeared mid Late Devonian.