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Hyneria lindae was a large, lobe-finned predatory fish belonging to the sarcopterygii group and the order Tristichopteriformes , a lineage closely related to the earliest tetrapods. It lived during the Late Devonian period , approximately 360 million years ago, in what is now North America, specifically in the Hyner region of Pennsylvania (United States) , where it was discovered in the Catskill Formation . Its name combines the toponym "Hyner," referring to the site of the discovery, and the specific epithet lindae , dedicated to Linda R. Cloutier, a collaborator in the research.

This fish reached impressive dimensions for its time: adult specimens measured around 2.5 to 3 meters in length , with a robust and muscular body, making it one of the largest river predators of the Devonian period. Its skull, almost 60 centimeters long , was massive and triangular, with powerful jaws equipped with sharp, curved teeth , some of them over 2 centimeters long , designed to catch and hold slippery prey. The head was covered by thick bony plates, while the rest of the body was protected by large, overlapping scales with an ornate surface.

The paired fins—pectoral and pelvic—were lobed and muscular, a characteristic feature of sarcopterygians, which gave it great maneuverability in shallow waters. These anatomical structures are evolutionarily related to the limbs of the first terrestrial vertebrates. Its caudal fin was heterocercal (with the upper lobe longer) and powerful, adapted to generate rapid acceleration bursts, ideal for ambushes.

Hyneria lindae inhabited freshwater river and lagoon systems in warm, swampy environments dominated by dense networks of rivers and deltas. It was an apex predator in its ecosystem, feeding on other bony fish, placoderms, and small, primitive amphibians. Fossils found suggest that it frequented shallow waters where the first tetrapods also evolved, making it a possible competitor or predator of these pioneering terrestrial vertebrates.

Paleontologically, its discovery has been fundamental to understanding the Devonian fauna of North America and the diversity of sarcopterygians just before the transition to terrestrial vertebrates. Hyneria belongs to a group of advanced tristichopteriforms, closely related to genera such as Eusthenodon or Eusthenopteron , but larger and more robust.

Approximate measurements of the Hyneria:

  • 1:35 Scale Complete
    • Length 82 mm
    • Height 25 mm
    • Width 32 mm
    • Snout-tail length 86 mm
    • Complete 1:20 Scale
      • Length 142 mm
      • Height 43 mm
      • Width 54 mm
      • Snout-tail length 150 mm
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