Heddleichthys

Heddleichthys; Temporal range: Devonian (Famennian)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Clade:	Eotetrapodiformes
Family:	† Tristichopteridae
Genus:	† Heddleichthys ; Snitting, 2009
Species:	†H. dalgleisiensis
Binomial name
	†Heddleichthys dalgleisiensis; (Anderson, 1859)
Synonyms
	Diplopterus DalgleisiensisAnderson, 1859; Eusthenopteron? dalgleisiensisJarvik, 1950;

Last updated March 31, 2025

Heddleichthys is a genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian (lobe-finned "fish"), from the end of the Devonian period (Famennian). It was discovered in Dura Den Formation, Scotland. Heddleichthys is a derived tristichopterid, the first from Britain.

References

↑ Snitting, D. (2009). "Heddleichthys- a new tristichopterid genus from the Dura Den Formation, Midland Valley, Scotland (Famennian, Late Devonian)". Acta Zoologica. 90: 273–284. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00376.x.

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[1] Snitting, D. (2009). "Heddleichthys- a new tristichopterid genus from the Dura Den Formation, Midland Valley, Scotland (Famennian, Late Devonian)". Acta Zoologica. 90: 273–284. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6395.2008.00376.x.

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