Xylognathus

Taxonavigation

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

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.

References

Primary references

• Smithson, T.R., Richards, K.R. & Clack, J.A. "2016" [2015]. Lungfish diversity in Romer's Gap: reaction to the end-Devonian extinction. Palaeontology 59(1): 29–44. DOI: 10.1111/pala.12203 Reference page.