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Elpistostege is an
extinct genus of
finned tetrapodomorphs that
lived during the
Frasnian age of the Late
Devonian epoch. Its only
known species, E. watsoni...
- femur, tibia, and fibula. The name,
originally coined around the
genus Elpistostege,
later become a
synonym for Panderichthyida. In most analyses, the group...
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other elpistostegalians:
Panderichthys (which has at
least four) and
Elpistostege (which has 19). As with
other regions of the body, the
pelvis (hip) was...
- fish Sauripterus,
though this is
likely a case of
convergent evolution.
Elpistostege, a
tetrapodomorph fish
closely related to Tiktaalik,
preserves one of...
- †Tiktaalik †
Elpistostege...
- †Brittagnathus †Cr****igyrinus †Diploradus †Densignathus †Doragnathus †
Elpistostege? †Gaiasia †Hynerpeton †Ichthyerpeton †Ichthyostega †Jakubsonia †Koilops...
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Genus Status Age
Location Description Images Elpistostege Valid Frasnian Canada Howittichthys Valid Frasnian Australia Livoniana Valid Frasnian Latvia...
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Tiktaalik Elpistostege...
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appeared in
aquatic elpistostegalians such as
Panderichthys rhombolepis,
Elpistostege watsoni, and
Tiktaalik roseae.
Phylogenetic analyses distribute the features...
- †Acanthostega †Brittagnathus †Densignathus †
Elpistostege? †Hynerpeton †Ichthyostega †Jakubsonia †Metaxygnathus †Parmastega †Sinostega †Tiktaalik? †Tulerpeton...
