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Bukkanodus
Fossil range: Devonian
Scientific classification

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Subphylum:

Vertebrata

Class:

Sarcopterygii

Order:

Onychodontiformes

Genus:

Bukkanodus

Species:

B. jesseni

Bukkanodus is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Early Devonian period (Pragian stage, about 407 to 411 million years ago). Bukkanodus have been found in Victoria, Australia, and described in 2007 by palaeontologist Zerina Johanson et al. in Journal of Paleontology.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Johanson, Zerina; et al. (September 2007). "NEW ONYCHODONTIFORM (OSTEICHTHYES; SARCOPTERYGII) FROM THE LOWER DEVONIAN OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA". Journal of Paleontology 81 (5): 1031–1043. doi:10.1666/pleo05-023.1. 
Acanthodii

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