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- Ichthyostega (from Gr****: ἰχθῦς ikhthûs, 'fish' and Gr****: στέγη stégē, 'roof') is an extinct genus of limbed tetrapodomorphs from the Late Devonian of...
- first described, the order's sole member was Ichthyostega, from which the group takes its name. Ichthyostega was seen as transitional between fish and the...
- and digits evolved in the Devonian, including the Late Devonian-age Ichthyostega and Acanthostega, as well as the trackmakers of the Middle Devonian-age...
- more basal than Ichthyostega, it is possible that Acanthostega was actually more derived. Since Acanthostega resembles juvenile Ichthyostega and shows a lot...
- primitive than other Devonian tetrapodomorphs including Acanthostega and Ichthyostega, and helps further understanding of the fish-tetrapod transition. Walter...
- portion of the stem group, the earliest limbed tetrapodomorphs such as Ichthyostega and Acanthostega, which evolved in the Devonian period long before the...
- named Andreyevka. This genus and the closely related Acanthostega and Ichthyostega represent the earliest tetrapods. Tulerpeton is considered one of the...
- (overlapping) via blade-like flanges. Imbricating ribs are also known in Ichthyostega, though in that taxon the ribs are more diverse in shape. Tiktaalik most...
- weight-bearing abilities compared to other Devonian limbed vertebrates such as Ichthyostega and Acanthostega. The cleithrum (upper blade of the shoulder) is fused...
- from Paleozoic to Holocene, from which the Devonian Acanthostega and Ichthyostega are examples of international relevance. The Late Tri****ic of Jameson...