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Mahalalepis

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Mahalalepis
Temporal range: Devonian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Clade: Megalichthyiformes
Family: Megalichthyidae
Genus: Mahalalepis
Young et al., 1992
Species:
M. resima
Binomial name
Mahalalepis resima
Young et al., 1992

Mahalalepis is an extinct genus of megalichthyid tetrapodomorphs which lived during the Devonian period.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Clement, A. M.; Cloutier, R.; Lu, J.; Perilli, E.; Maksimenko, A.; Long, J. (2021). "A fresh look at Cladarosymblema narrienense, a tetrapodomorph fish (Sarcopterygii: Megalichthyidae) from the Carboniferous of Australia, illuminated via X-ray tomography". PeerJ. 9: e12597. doi:10.7717/peerj.12597. PMC 8667741. PMID 34966593.