Megadonichthys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
Clade: | Tetrapodomorpha |
Order: | † Osteolepiformes |
Family: | † Osteolepididae |
Genus: | † Megadonichthys Vorobyeva, 2004 |
Species: | †M. kurikae |
Binomial name | |
†Megadonichthys kurikae Vorobyeva, 2004 | |
Megadonichthys kurikae is an extinct species of fish belonging to the family Osteolepididae. [1] [2]
It is found in Estonia. [1]
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