Sarcopterygii

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + πτέρυξ (ptérux, “wing, fin”).

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Sarcopterygii

  1. Lungfish, coelacanths, all Tetrapoda, and their extinct relatives
    1. A taxonomic class within the superclass Osteichthyes.
    2. A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Chordata.[1]
  2. (historical) A taxonomic class including only the lungfish, coelacanths, and extinct relatives.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI
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