Onychodus

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Onychodus
Fossil range: Late Devonian

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Order: Onychodontida
Family: Onychodontidae
Genus: Onychodus
Binomial name
Onychodus sigmoides
Newberry, 1857
Species
  • O. yassensis
  • O. sigmoides (type)
  • O. jaekeli
  • O. jandemarrai

Onychodus was an onychodontiform sarcopterygian fish which lived during the Late Devonian period.

Reconstruction of Onychodus capturing a small arthrodire
Reconstruction of Onychodus capturing a small arthrodire

[edit] Description

The feature that distinguishes the Onychodus from other fish are the large parasymphysial tooth whorls in the lower jaw. This predator fish with lobed-fins reached 2 m in length.

The skull of Onychodus
The skull of Onychodus

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Onychodontidae
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Osteichthyes · Subclass: Sarcopterygii · Order: Onychodontida
Genera
Grossius · Onychodus · Luckeus · Psarolepis · Quebecius · Strunius
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