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Metaxygnathus denticulatus

Taxonomy
Metaxygnathus denticulatus was named by Campbell and Bell (1977). Its type specimen is ANU 28780A-B, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is near Forbes, which is in a Famennian terrestrial shale in Australia. It is the type species of Metaxygnathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Metaxygnathus denticulatus Campbell and Bell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
genusMetaxygnathusCampbell and Bell 1977
speciesdenticulatus

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Metaxygnathus denticulatus Campbell and Bell 1977
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Diagnosis
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