Notorhizodon is an extinct genus of tristichopterid tetrapodomorphs which lived during the Devonian period (Givetian stage, about 385 - 391 million years ago). Fossils have been found in Antarctica and described by Young et al. in 1992.[1] Notorhizodon probably lived in freshwaters.
| Notorhizodon Temporal range: Devonian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Clade: | Eotetrapodiformes |
| Family: | †Tristichopteridae |
| Genus: | †Notorhizodon Young et al., 1992 |
| Species: | †N. mackelveyi
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| Binomial name | |
| †Notorhizodon mackelveyi Young et al., 1992
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References
edit- ^ Borgen, Ulf J.; Nakrem, Hans A. (2017-01-04). Morphology, Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Osteolepiform Fish. John Wiley & Sons. p. 456. ISBN 978-1-119-28643-1.
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