Pentlandia Explained

Pentlandia is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish.Its first discovered species was initially named Dipterus macroptera by Ramsay Traquair in 1888,^[1] thenrenamed Pentlandia macroptera by D.M.S. Watson and H. Day in 1916.^[2]

See also

• Sarcopterygii
• List of sarcopterygians
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Traquair . R.H.. 1888. Notes on the nomenclature of the fishes of the Old Red Sandstone of Great Britain. Geological Magazine . 5 . 11. 507–517. 10.1017/S0016756800182809. 1888GeoM....5..507T . 197579815 .
2. Web site: Middle Devonian Fish from the Orcadian Basin of Scotland (IPC3 Pre-Conference Field Trip). Newman. Mike . 2010 . Academia.edu . 17 January 2017.