Pholidogaster

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Pholidogaster Temporal range: Viséan to Serpukhovian 345.3–318.1  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Clade:	Tetrapodomorpha
Clade:	Stegocephali
Family:	†Colosteidae
Genus:	†Pholidogaster Huxley, 1862
Species:	†P. pisciformes
Binomial name
†Pholidogaster pisciformes Huxley, 1862

Pholidogaster ('scaly stomach') is an

This animal had a very long and slender body, with small and feeble limbs. The shoulder structure is further back than is usual. Belly scales are present (hence its name), suggesting that in life it did not just swim, but scrawled over hard surfaces as well. The structure of the jaw is not clear, since the jaw bones on both specimens are not well preserved. However, there are large fangs in the front of the mouth, presumably used in hunting. It was a small to medium-sized animal around 1 m in length.^[1]

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