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Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westralichthys is an extinct monospecific genus of dunkleosteoid from the Late Devonian: Middle Famennian stage from Western Australia. It is estimated to be 3 meters (9.8 ft) long.[1][2]
Westralichthys Temporal range: Late Devonian: Middle Famennian, | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | †Placodermi |
Order: | †Arthrodira |
Suborder: | †Brachythoraci |
Clade: | †Eubrachythoraci |
Clade: | †Pachyosteomorphi |
Superfamily: | †Dunkleosteoidea |
Genus: | †Westralichthys Long, 1987 |
Type species | |
Westralichthys uwagedensis Long, 1987 |
Westralichthys belongs to the superfamily Dunkleosteoidea, related to the giant Dunkleosteus.[3][4] The phylogeny of Westralichthys can be shown in the cladogram below:[4]
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