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Gnathorhiza
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gnathorhiza is an extinct genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish (lungfish) which lived from the Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch.[1] It is the only known lungfish genus to have crossed the Permo-Triassic boundary. Several species have been described, ranging in size from 5 to 50 centimeters.[2]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Class: | Dipnoi |
Order: | Ceratodontiformes |
Family: | †Gnathorhizidae |
Genus: | †Gnathorhiza Cope, 1883 |
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†Gnathorhiza serrata Cope, 1883 | |
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