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Sarcopterygii

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Sarcopterygii is a class of vertebrate animals, commonly known as the lobe-finned fishes, that includes a group of bony fishes together with all four limbed land animals, including humans.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Sarcopterygii
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Parent Taxon Of

Source Australian lungfish (Wikidata)
Coelacanth, Species
Source Wikidata: Coelacanth
Source West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: West African Lungfish
Source South American Lungfish (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: West African Lungfish
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ160830, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Sarcopterygii
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Sarcopterygii (; from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) 'flesh' and πτέρυξ (ptérux) 'wing, fin') is a clade (traditionally a class or subclass) of vertebrate animals which includes a group of bony fishes and all four legged land animals, including humans.
  • In Group: Vertebrate Classes, Lead
    Sarcopterygii (; from Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx) 'flesh' and πτέρυξ (ptérux) 'wing, fin') is a clade (traditionally a class or subclass) of vertebrate animals which includes a group of bony fishes and all four legged land animals, including humans.
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Wikidata: Sarcopterygii
Wikidata Q160830, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Coelacanth
Parent Taxon Of: Coelacanth, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Wikidata: West African Lungfish
Wikidata
  • Parent Taxon Of: West African Lungfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Protopterus Annectens, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Australian lungfish (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Australian Lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
South American Lungfish (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: South American Lungfish, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Latimeria Chalumnae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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