Metaxygnathus denticulatus Campbell and Bell 1977 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Tetrapodomorpha

Full reference: K. S. W. Campbell and M. W. Bell. 1977. A primitive amphibian from the Late Devonian of New South Wales. Alcheringa 1:369-381

Belongs to Metaxygnathus according to K. S. W. Campbell and M. W. Bell 1977

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: ANU 28780A-B, a partial skull. Its type locality is near Forbes, which is in a Famennian terrestrial shale in Australia.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at near Forbes

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