Melanognathus

Extinct genus of fishes

Melanognathus Temporal range: Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Class:	Dipnoi
Order:	†Uranolophina
Family:	†Uranolophidae
Genus:	†Melanognathus Jarvik, 1967
Type species
†Melanognathus canadensis Jarvik, 1967

Melanognathus (Greek for "black jaw") is a genus of prehistoric lungfish which lived during the Devonian period.^[1]

References

^ SCHULTZE H.P. (2001). MELANOGNATHUS, A PRIMITIVE DIPNOAN FROM THE LOWER DEVONIAN OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC AND THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF DEVONIAN DIPNOANS. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology : Vol. 21, No. 4 pp. 781–794

see Gnathostomata
Dipnomorpha	see below↓

Dipnomorpha

Dipnomorpha

†Arquatichthys †Powichthys
†Porolepiformes	Duffichthys Durialepis Glyptolepis Hamodus Heimenia Holoptychius Laccognathus Porolepis Pseudosauripterus Quebecius Ventalepis

†Ctenodus †Conchopoma †Diabolepis †Dianodipterus †Eoctenodus †Gosfordia †Ichnomylax †Iranorhynchus †Isityumzi †Janvierpaucidentes †Megapleuron †Oervigia †Orlovichthys †Proceratodus †Rhinodipterus †Sagenodus †Straitonia †Tarachomylax †Tranodis †Westollrhynchus †Youngolepis
†Uranolophidae	Melanognathus Uranolophus
†Dipnorhynchidae	Dipnorhynchus Ganorhynchus Speonesydrion
†Stomiahykidae	Archaeonectes Stomiahykus
†Chirodipteridae	Chirodipterus Gogodipterus Palaedaphus Pillararhynchus Sorbitorhynchus Sunwapta
†Holodontidae	Asthenorhynchus Griphognathus Holodipterus Iowadipterus Robinsondipterus Xeradipterus
†Dipteridae	Amadeodipterus Conchodus Dipterus Howidipterus
†Fleurantiidae	Barwickia Fleurantia
†Rhynchodipteridae	Rhynchodipterus Soederberghia
†Phaneropleuridae	Andreyevichthys Nielsenia Phaneropleuron Pentlandia Scaumenacia
†Uronemidae	Ganopristodus Uronemus

†Ferganoceratodus †Paraceratodus †Ptychoceratodus
Neoceratodontidae	†Archaeoceratodus †Asiatoceratodus †Mioceratodus Neoceratodus
†Ceratodontidae	Arganodus Ariguna Ceratodus Epiceratodus Lupaceratodus Metaceratodus Microceratodus ? Potamoceratodus Retodus Tellerodus
†Gnathorhizidae	Beltanodus Gnathorhiza Microceratodus ? Monongahela Namatozodia Palaeophichthys ? Persephonichthys
Lepidosirenidae	Lepidosiren Protopterus