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Crossopterygian   Listen
adjective
Crossopterygian  adj.  (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Crossopterygian" Quotes from Famous Books



... to observe that the remains of the oldest Ganoids, Cephalaspis and Pteraspis, have as yet displayed no trace of jaws. It is just possible that they may connect the Monorhina, with the Sturgeons among the Amphirhina. On the other hand, the Crossopterygian Ganoids exhibit the closest connection with Lepidosiren, and thereby with the Amphibia. It should not be forgotten that the development of the Lampreys exhibits curious points of resemblance with that ...
— Critiques and Addresses • Thomas Henry Huxley



Words linked to "Crossopterygian" :   bony fish, lobefin, Latimeria chalumnae, lobe-finned fish, Crossopterygii, coelacanth



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