Cabonnichthys

Extinct genus of tetrapodomorphs

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

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]

References

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


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