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Powichthys

Powichthys
Temporal range: Devonian
Lower jaw of P. thorsteinssoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Dipnomorpha
Genus: Powichthys
Jessen, 1975
Type species
P. thorsteinssoni
Jessen, 1975
Species
  • P. spitsbergensis Clément & Janvier 2004
  • P. thorsteinssoni Jessen 1975

Powichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Devonian period. It was small in size, about 30 cm.[1] Prior to the discovery of P. spitsbergensis in 2004, the genus was known from a single type species, P. thorsteinssoni.[2]

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