Sinostega
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| Sinostega Fossil range: Late Devonian |
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Sinostega is an extinct genus of early tetrapod from the Late Devonian of China.
The fossil was discovered in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, and consist of a fragmentary lower jawbone measuring 7 cm in length. It is the first Devonian tetrapod to be found in Asia.
[edit] References
- Zhu, M., Ahlberg, P. E., Zhao, W., and Jia, L.. 2002. "First Devonian tetrapod from Asia." Nature 420:760.
[edit] External links
- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1218_021218_tetrapod.html
- http://english.cas.ac.cn/Eng2003/page/SRA/D_3.htm
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