Ichthyostega stensioe, skull Compsognathus Pieces of both femora remain

Pieces of both femora remain

and those of antiquity

Edward Hitchcock

Within the Neornithes subclass are three suborders: Odontognathae

Ichthyostega stensioe, skull Compsognathus Pieces of both femora remainIchthyostega (Greek: "fish roof") is an early genus of tetrapodomorphs that lived at the end of the Late Devonian Period. It was one of the first four limbed vertebrates in the fossil record. Ichthyostega possessed lungs and limbs that helped it navigate through shallow water in swamps. Although Ichthyostega is often labelled a "tetrapod" due to the possession of limbs and fingers, it was more basal ("primitive") than true crown tetrapods, and could