Onychodus jandemarrai Andrews et al. 2006 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Onychodontiformes - Onychodontidae

Full reference: M. Andrews, J. Long, P. Ahlberg, R. Barwick, and K. Campbell. 2006. The structure of the sarcopterygian Onychodus jandemarrai n. sp. from Gogo, Western Australia: with a functional interpretation of the skeleton. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 96:197-307

Belongs to Onychodus according to M. Andrews et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Onychodus eriensis, Onychodus ortoni, Onychodus sigmoides

Type specimen: WAM 92.8.2, a partial skeleton (an almost complete skull, ethmoid braincase, elements of the gill arches, pectoral girdle and humerus, isolates scales, and some vertebral elements)

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Paddys Valley (Devonian of Australia)

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