Metaxygnathus
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| Metaxygnathus Fossil range: Late Devonian |
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| Metaxygnathus denticulus [1] Campbell & Bell, 1977 |
Metaxygnathus is an extinct genus of tetrapodomorph found in Late Devonian deposits of New South Wales, Australia [2]. It is only known from a lower jawbone.
[edit] References
- ^ Tetrapodomorpha. Paleofile.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2006.
- ^ Danny Kingsley. "Four-legged fossil find in Asia rewrites history", ABC News, 2002-12-19.
- Campbell, K.S.W. and M.W. Bell. 1977. "A primitive amphibian from the Late Devonian of New South Wales." Alcheringa 1: 369-382.
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