Eusthenopteron
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| phylum | Chordata | Eusthenopteron is a genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian which has attained an iconic status from its close relationships to tetrapods. Early depictions of this animal show it emerging onto land, however paleontologists now widely agree that it was a strictly aquatic animal. The genus Eusthenopteron is known from several species that lived during the Late Devonian period, about 385 million years ago. Eusthenopteron was first described by J. F. Whiteaves in 1881, as part of a large collection of fishes from Miguasha, Quebec.
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| class | Sarcopterygii | |
| order | Antiarchi | |
| family | Tristichopteridae | |
| genus | Eusthenopteron | |
| Period | Late Devonian |
