Allenypterus Temporal range: Carboniferous |
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Fossil in Museum of the Rockies | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Sarcopterygii |
Family: | Hadronectoridae |
Genus: | Allenypterus |
Species: | A. montanus |
Binomial name | |
Allenypterus montanus Melton, 1969 |
Allenypterus is a genus of a prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Carboniferous period (Early Pennsylvanian to Late Mississippian, around 354–290 million years ago). Fossils have been discovered in Bear Gulch Limestone, Montana, USA.