Metaxygnathus
| Metaxygnathus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
| Clade: | Stegocephali |
| Genus: | †Metaxygnathus Campbell & Bell, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| †Metaxygnathus denticulus Campbell & Bell, 1977
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Metaxygnathus is an extinct genus of ichthyostegalian found in Late Devonian deposits of New South Wales, Australia .[1] It is known only from a lower jawbone. Previously thought to be a
References
- ^ Danny Kingsley (2002-12-19). "Four-legged fossil find in Asia rewrites history". ABC News.
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- Campbell, K.S.W. and M.W. Bell. 1977. "A primitive amphibian from the Late Devonian of New South Wales." Alcheringa 1: 369–382.
External links
- Metaxygnathus denticulatus at Devonian Times