| Mandageria Temporal range: Late Devonian |
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| Life restoration of Mandageria fairfaxi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Osteichthyes |
| Subclass: | Sarcopterygii |
| Superorder: | Crossopterygii |
| Order: | Osteolepiforms |
| Family: | Tristichopteridae |
| Genus: | Mandageria |
| Species: | M. fairfaxi |
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Johanson & Ahlberg, 1997 |
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Mandageria (Pronunciation: Man-daj-ee-ree-a fair-fax-i) is an extinct genus of lobe-finned fish. Mandageria lived in the Late Devonian period (Frasnian – Famennian). It is in related group with Hyneria, however, Mandageria was smaller, but probably it hunted with the same way.
Mandageria named after the philanthropist James Fairfax, and the Mandagery Sandstone formation in which the fossils were found.
Mandageria was large fish (about 1,5 to 2 metres in length). Is the top predator were found in Canowindra site, Australia. Mandageria has long torpedo-shaped body and large tail fins. Also, have large pectoral fins which had helped it manoeuvre around the submerged logs when preparing to attack its prey.
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