A NEW SPECIMEN OF SAURIPTERUS TAYLORI (SARCOPTERYGII, OSTEICHTHYES) FROM THE FAMENNIAN CATSKILL FORMATION OF NORTH AMERICA

@inproceedings{Davis2004ANS,
  title={A NEW SPECIMEN OF SAURIPTERUS TAYLORI (SARCOPTERYGII, OSTEICHTHYES) FROM THE FAMENNIAN CATSKILL FORMATION OF NORTH AMERICA},
  author={Marcus C. Davis and Neil H. Shubin and Edward B. Daeschler},
  year={2004}
}
Abstract A new specimen of the rhizodontid sarcopterygian, Sauripterus taylori (Sarcopterygii, Osteichthyes), from the Late Devonian (Famennian) Catskill Formation of Pennsylvania consists of a well-preserved right pectoral fin, girdle, and associated scales. Rhizodontid affinity is supported by the unique pattern of overlap between the clavicle and cleithrum, the robustness of the pectoral girdle, the presence of elongate and unjointed lepidotrichia in the pectoral fin, and the pattern of… 
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