Melanognathus
| Melanognathus Temporal range: Devonian | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Dipnoi |
| Order: | †Uranolophina |
| Family: | †Uranolophidae |
| Genus: | †Melanognathus Jarvik, 1967 |
| Type species | |
| †Melanognathus canadensis Jarvik, 1967 | |
Melanognathus (Greek for "black jaw") is a genus of prehistoric lungfish which lived during the Devonian period.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ SCHULTZE H.P. (2001). MELANOGNATHUS, A PRIMITIVE DIPNOAN FROM THE LOWER DEVONIAN OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC AND THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF DEVONIAN DIPNOANS. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 21, No. 4 pp. 781–794
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