Megalichthys Temporal range: Carboniferous |
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Restoration of M. hibberti | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Sarcopterygii |
Family: | Megalichthyidae |
Genus: | Megalichthys |
Type species | |
Megalichthys hibberti Agassiz, 1843 |
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Megalichthys is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Carboniferous period. It is the type genus of the family Megalichthyidae. The type species is M. hibberti.