Sarcopterygii

Sarcopterygii; Temporal range: Latest Silurian – Recent
	Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Euteleostomi
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Subclasses
	Coelacanthimorpha – Coelacanths; Dipnoi – Lungfishes; Tetrapodomorpha – Tetrapods;

In the later Devonian, descendants of pelagic lobe-finned fish — like *Eusthenopteron* — were followed by:
*Panderichthys*, suited to muddy shallows;
*Tiktaalik* with limb-like fins that could take it onto land;
Early tetrapods in weed-filled swamps, such as: *Acanthostega*, which had feet with eight digits, and *Ichthyostega* with limbs. Descendants also included pelagic lobe-finned fish such as coelacanth species.

The Sarcopterygii ^[1] is a class of fish. They are lobe-finned fish, like the lungfish and coelacanths. They are a clade of bony fish which first appeared in the Silurian, 418 million years ago (mya). One line in this group gave rise to the tetrapods.^[2]

↑ from Greek sarx, flesh, and pteryx, fin
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[1] rom Greek sarx, flesh, and pteryx, fin

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Sarcopterygii Temporal range: Latest Silurian – Recent

Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Euteleostomi
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Subclasses
Coelacanthimorpha – Coelacanths Dipnoi – Lungfishes Tetrapodomorpha – Tetrapods

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Sarcopterygii

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