Bukkanodus
| Bukkanodus Temporal range: Early Devonian | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Order: | Onychodontiformes |
| Genus: | Bukkanodus |
| Species: | B. jesseni |
| Binomial name | |
| Bukkanodus jesseni Zerina Johanson et al. (2007) | |
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]
A new phylogenetic analysis of sarcopterygians placed Bukkanodus outside of the Onychodontiformes as a stem-actinistan basal to the Onychodontiformes+Coelacanthiformes clade. [2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Lu, J., et al. 2016. A Devonian predatory fish provides insights into the early evolution of modern sarcopterygians. Science Advances, vol. 2, no. 6, e1600154, doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600154
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