Gnathorhiza
| Gnathorhiza Temporal range: Late Carboniferous to Early Triassic | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Dipnoi |
| Order: | Ceratodontiformes |
| Family: | †Gnathorhizidae |
| Genus: | †Gnathorhiza Cope, 1883 |
| Type species | |
| †Gnathorhiza serrata Cope, 1883 | |
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Gnathorhiza is an extinct genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish (lungfish) which lived from the Carboniferous period to the Early Triassic epoch. It is the only known lungfish genus to have crossed the Permo-Triassic boundary. Several species have been described, ranging in size from 5 to 50 centimeters.