Biology:Melanognathus
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
| 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
Wikidata ☰ Q6811466 entry
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