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Allenypterus Temporal range: Carboniferous |
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| Fossil in Museum of the Rockies | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Family: | Hadronectoridae |
| Genus: | Allenypterus |
| Species: | A. montanus |
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Allenypterus montanus Melton, 1969 |
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Allenypterus is a genus of a prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Carboniferous period (Early Pennsylvanian to Late Mississippian, around 354–290 million years ago). Fossils have been discovered in Bear Gulch Limestone, Montana, USA.