Cabonnichthys

Summary

Cabonnichthys ("Burns' Cabonne fish") is an extinct genus of tristichopterid fish that lived in the Late Devonian period (Famennian) of Australia. It has been found in Canowindra and is a medium-sized carnivorous lobe-finned fish.[1]

Cabonnichthys
Temporal range: Late Devonian
Skull and shoulder-girdle restorations. left lateral view of Cabonnichthys burnsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Clade: Eotetrapodiformes
Family: Tristichopteridae
Genus: Cabonnichthys
Johanson & Ahlberg, 1997
Species:
C. burnsi
Binomial name
Cabonnichthys burnsi
Johanson & Ahlberg, 1997

References edit

  1. ^ "Home". ageoffishes.org.au.