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Gnathorhizidae

Index Gnathorhizidae

The Gnathorhizidae are an extinct family of lungfish that lived from the late Carboniferous until the middle Triassic. [1]

38 relations: Aestivation, Animal, Australia, Beltanodus, Benthic zone, Burrow, Carboniferous, Chordate, Eastern Europe, Ephemerality, Fossil, Genus, Gnathorhiza, Gzhelian, Invertebrate, Johannes Peter Müller, Lungfish, Madagascar, Mesozoic, Microceratodus, Middle Triassic, Monongahela (lungfish), Namatozodia, North America, Olenekian, Paleosol, Paleozoic, Pangaea, Permian, Protopterus, Roadian, Sarcopterygii, South Africa, South American lungfish, Tooth, Triassic, Vertebrate, Wetland.

Aestivation

Aestivation or æstivation (from aestas, summer, but also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions.

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Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Beltanodus

Beltanodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish which lived during the Triassic period.

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Benthic zone

The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.

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Burrow

A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to create a space suitable for habitation, temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of locomotion.

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Carboniferous

The Carboniferous is a geologic period and system that spans 60 million years from the end of the Devonian Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Permian Period, Mya.

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Chordate

A chordate is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent.

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Ephemerality

Ephemerality (from Greek εφήμερος – ephemeros, literally "lasting only one day") is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gnathorhiza

Gnathorhiza is an extinct genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Permian period.

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Gzhelian

The Gzhelian is an age in the ICS geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column.

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Invertebrate

Invertebrates are animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column (commonly known as a backbone or spine), derived from the notochord.

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Johannes Peter Müller

Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge.

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Lungfish

Lungfish are freshwater rhipidistian fish belonging to the subclass Dipnoi.

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Madagascar

Madagascar (Madagasikara), officially the Republic of Madagascar (Repoblikan'i Madagasikara; République de Madagascar), and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of East Africa.

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Mesozoic

The Mesozoic Era is an interval of geological time from about.

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Microceratodus

Microceratodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish.

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Middle Triassic

In the geologic timescale, the Middle Triassic is the second of three epochs of the Triassic period or the middle of three series in which the Triassic system is divided.

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Monongahela (lungfish)

Monongahela is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish.

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Namatozodia

Namatozodia is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian or lobe-finned fish.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Olenekian

In the geologic timescale, the Olenekian is an age in the Early Triassic epoch or a stage in the Lower Triassic series.

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Paleosol

In the geosciences, paleosol (palaeosol in Great Britain and Australia) can have two meanings.

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Paleozoic

The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era (from the Greek palaios (παλαιός), "old" and zoe (ζωή), "life", meaning "ancient life") is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon.

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Pangaea

Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.

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Permian

The Permian is a geologic period and system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic period 251.902 Mya.

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Protopterus

Protopterus is the genus of four species of lungfish found in Africa.

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Roadian

In the geologic timescale, the Roadian is an age or stage of the Permian.

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Sarcopterygii

The Sarcopterygii or lobe-finned fish (from Greek σαρξ sarx, flesh, and πτερυξ pteryx, fin) – sometimes considered synonymous with Crossopterygii ("fringe-finned fish", from Greek κροσσός krossos, fringe) – constitute a clade (traditionally a class or subclass) of the bony fish, though a strict cladistic view includes the terrestrial vertebrates.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South American lungfish

The South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa) is the single species of lungfish found in swamps and slow-moving waters of the Amazon, Paraguay, and lower Paraná River basins in South America.

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Tooth

A tooth (plural teeth) is a hard, calcified structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food.

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Triassic

The Triassic is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.9 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period Mya.

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Vertebrate

Vertebrates comprise all species of animals within the subphylum Vertebrata (chordates with backbones).

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnathorhizidae

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