Soederberghia
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Soederberghia is a genus
of prehistoric lungfish
that lived during the late Devonian period.
Soederberghia probably had a widespread range because fossils have been discovered in North America
, Greenland
and Australia
.
The long-snouted Soederberghia shares many relationships with the lungfish Rhynchodipterus
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of prehistoric lungfish
Lungfish
Lungfish are freshwater fish belonging to the Subclass Dipnoi. Lungfish are best known for retaining characteristics primitive within the Osteichthyes, including the ability to breathe air, and structures primitive within Sarcopterygii, including the presence of lobed fins with a well-developed...
that lived during the late Devonian period.
Soederberghia probably had a widespread range because fossils have been discovered in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The long-snouted Soederberghia shares many relationships with the lungfish Rhynchodipterus
Rhynchodipterus
Rhynchodipterus is a genus of prehistoric lungfish that lived during the late Devonian period....
.