Biology:Chirodipterus australis

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Short description: Extinct species of fish


Chirodipterus australis
Temporal range: Devonian
Chirodipterus australis.png
Fossils showing body and head in lateral view (left, NHM P56035) and palatal dentition (right, WAM 90.10.8)
Scientific classification
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Dipnoi
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C. australis
Binomial name
Chirodipterus australis
Miles, 1977

Chirodipterus australis is an extinct species of lungfish which lived during the Devonian period.[1] Fossils have been found in Australia .

See also

References

  1. Miles, R. S. (1977). "Dipnoan (lungfish) skulls and the relationships of the group: a study based on new species from the Devonian of Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 61 (1–3): 1–328. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1977.tb01031.x. ISSN 0024-4082. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5101958 entry