Devonosteus Temporal range: Late Frasnian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Family:	†Tristichopteridae
Genus:	†Devonosteus Jaekel, 1927
Species:	†D. proteus
Binomial name
†Devonosteus proteus Jaekel, 1927

Devonosteus is an extinct genus of prehistoric marine lobe-finned fish known from the Late Devonian.^[1] It contains a single species, D. proteus from the late Frasnian of Wildungen, Germany.^[2][3] It has sometimes been considered a lungfish of the family Holodontidae, but this remains uncertain as the original specimen may be lost.^[4][5] Alternatively, it may be a tristichopterid, a type of basal tetrapodomorph.^[6]

See also

• Sarcopterygii
• List of sarcopterygians
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

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