Melanognathus
Melanognathus Temporal range: Devonian
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Genus: | Melanognathus
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Species: | M. canadensis
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Melanognathus canadensis |
Melanognathus (Greek for "black jaw") is a genus of prehistoric lungfish which lived during the Devonian period.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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
Categories:
- Prehistoric lungfish genera
- Devonian bony fish
- Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish stubs