Madariscus Temporal range: Early Jurassic to Middle Jurassic |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Archaeomaenidae |
Genus: | Madariscus |
Species: | M. robustus |
Binomial name | |
Madariscus robustus (Wade 1941) |
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Synonyms | |
Archaeomaene robustus Wade 1941 |
Archaeomaene robustus Wade 1941
Madariscus robustus is an extinct prehistoric freshwater ray-finned fish, of the family Archaeomaenidae, that lived during the Jurassic epoch on Australia. Its fossils, originally described as "Archaeomaene robustus," have been found on the Colalura Sandstone.