Onychodus Newberry 1857 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Onychodontiformes - Onychodontidae

Full reference: J. Newberry. 1857. Fossil fishes from the Devonian rocks of Ohio. 120

Parent taxon: Onychodontidae according to A. Mann et al. 2017

See also Andrews et al. 2006, Hay 1902, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Grossius, Luckeus, Pycnacanthus, Qingmenodus

Subtaxa: Onychodus eriensis Onychodus jandemarrai Onychodus ortoni Onychodus sigmoides

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (1: West Virginia collection)

• Devonian of Australia (1), Belarus (3), Canada (1: Ontario), Estonia (3), Germany (1), Iran (2), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (9: Arizona, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio)

Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence

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