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Melanognathus canadensis

Dipnoi

Taxonomy
Melanognathus canadensis was named by Jarvik (1967). Its type specimen is CNM 11955 formerly NMC 11955, a mandible (lower jaw), and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Melanognathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Melanognathus canadensis Jarvik pp. 155-183 figs. 1-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
genusMelanognathusJarvik 1967
speciescanadensisJarvik 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Melanognathus canadensis Jarvik 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Melanognathus canadensis (136240)