Sinostega

<i>Sinostega</i>

Sinostega

Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs

Sinostega ("Chinese roof") is an extinct genus of early "tetrapod" from the Late Devonian of China.

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The fossil was discovered in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, northwest China, and consist of a fragmentary lower jawbone measuring 7 cm in length. It is the first Devonian tetrapod to be found in Asia.

References

    • Zhu, M., Ahlberg, P. E., Zhao, W., and Jia, L.. 2002. "First Devonian tetrapod from Asia." Nature 420:760.


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