Xylognathus

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Taxonavigation[edit]

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Classis: Dipnoi
Genus: †Xylognathus
Species: †X. macrustenus

Name[edit]

Xylognathus Smithson, Richards & Clack, 2015

Type species: †Xylognathus macrustenus Smithson et al., 2015

Etymology: From the Greek xylon (= wood), and gnathus (= jaw). In honour and memory of Stanley Wood who discovered the material at Burnmouth and Broom House, near Crumble Edge.

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