Brittagnathus Ahlberg and Clack 2020 (tetrapod)

Osteichthyes - Amblypteriformes - Coccocephalichthyidae

Full reference: P. E. Ahlberg and J. A. Clack. 2020. The smallest known Devonian tetrapod shows unexpectedly derived features. Royal Society Open Science 7(192117)

Parent taxon: Tetrapoda according to P. E. Ahlberg and J. A. Clack 2020

Sister taxa: Acanthostegidae, Aistopoda, Amphibia, Austrobrachyops, Austrobrachyops jenseni, Baphetoidea, Bipedopus, Caerorhachidae, Characichnos, Chroniosuchia, Collettosaurus, Colosteidae, Crassigyrinidae, Crucipes, Cryptobranchichnus, Delairichnus, Densignathus, Dipodiscus, Doragnathus, Eldeceeon, Embolomeri, Erpetopus, Gaiasia, Hemispondyla, Hynerpeton, Ichthyostega, Jakubsonia, Janusichnus, Janusichnus bifrons, Kirktonecta, Koilops, Laoporus, Lepospondyli, Limnosceloides, Limnosceloides brachycoles, Limnosceloides dunkardensis, Lunaepes, Merifontichnus, Mesanerpeton, Metaxygnathus, Microsauropus, Miosauria, Namuncurania malarguense, Nothosauripus, Nothosaurops occiduus, Ossirarus, Paleosauropus, Parmastega, Perittodus, Plesiosaurus vaccinsulensis, Polyptychodon mackesoni, Reniformichnus, Reptiliomorpha, Romeriscus, Saurichnium parallelum, Semibipedopus, Sigournea, Sinostega, Solenodonsaurus, Solidopus, Solidopus perissodactylus, Tetrapodium, Thecodontichnus, Theriodesmus, Typopus, Ventastega, Wangwusaurus, Wangwusaurus tayuensis, Westlothiana, Whatcheeriidae

Subtaxa: Brittagnathus minutus

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Type: Brittagnathus minutus

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at southeast side of Stensiƶ Bjerg (Devonian of Greenland)

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