Notorhizodon
Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs
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Notorhizodon is an extinct genus of tristichopterid tetrapodomorphs which lived during the Devonian period (Givetian stage, about 385 - 391 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Antarctica and described by Young et al. in 1992.[1] Notorhizodon probably lived in freshwaters.
Phylum:Chordata
Clade:Eotetrapodiformes
Family:†Tristichopteridae
Genus:†Notorhizodon
Young et al., 1992
Young et al., 1992
| Notorhizodon Temporal range: Devonian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Eotetrapodiformes |
| Family: | †Tristichopteridae |
| Genus: | †Notorhizodon Young et al., 1992 |
| Species: | †N. mackelveyi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Notorhizodon mackelveyi Young et al., 1992 | |
