Obruchevichthys
{{Short description|Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs}}
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| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Frasnian|Frasnian|Frasnian}}
| taxon = Obruchevichthys
| authority = Vorobyeva, 1977
| type_species = Obruchevichthys gracilis
| type_species_authority = Vorobyeva, 1977
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Obruchevichthys is an extinct genus of stem-tetrapod from Latvia during the Late Devonian. When the jawbone, the only known fossil of this creature, was uncovered in Latvia, it was mistaken as a lobe-fin fish. However, when it was analyzed, it proved to hold many similarities to Elginerpeton, from Scotland. It was then declared belonging to the earliest group of tetrapods.
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External links
- [http://www.devoniantimes.org/Order/re-obruchevichthys.html Devonian Times article on Obruchevichthys gracilis]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511170906/http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/140Sarcopterygii/140.944.html Obruchevichthys gracilis and Elginerpeton at Palaeos.com]
Further reading
- Gaining Ground: The Origin and Early Evolution of Tetrapods by Jennifer A. Clack
- Origins of the Higher Groups of Tetrapods: Controversy and Consensus by Hans-Peter Schultze and Linda Trueb
- Air-Breathing Fishes: Evolution, Diversity, and Adaptation by Jeffrey B. Graham
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Category:Prehistoric lobe-finned fish genera
Category:Late Devonian sarcopterygians
Category:Devonian sarcopterygians of Europe
Category:Fossil taxa described in 1977
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