Qikiqtania

Qikiqtania
Temporal range: Late Devonian (Frasnian stage), 375 Ma
Various fossil material of the holotype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Clade: Tetrapodomorpha
Clade: Eotetrapodiformes
Clade: Elpistostegalia
Genus: Qikiqtania
Stewart et al., 2022
Species:
Q. wakei
Binomial name
Qikiqtania wakei
Stewart et al., 2022

Qikiqtania (pronounced "kick-kiq-tani-ahh") is an extinct genus of elpistostegalian tetrapodomorph from the Late Devonian (early Frasnian stage) Fram Formation of Nunavut, Canada. The genus contains a single species, Q. wakei, known from a partial skeleton. Analysis of the fin bones suggests that Qikiqtania was well-suited to swimming, and likely incapable of walking or supporting itself out of the water, as has been suggested for the closely related Tiktaalik.[1][2]

  1. ^ Stewart, Thomas A.; Lemberg, Justin B.; Daly, Ailis; Daeschler, Edward B.; Shubin, Neil H. (2022-07-20). "A new elpistostegalian from the Late Devonian of the Canadian Arctic". Nature. 608 (7923): 563–568. Bibcode:2022Natur.608..563S. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04990-w. ISSN 0028-0836. PMC 9385497. PMID 35859171. S2CID 250730904.
  2. ^ Daeschler, Edward B.; Shubin, Neil H.; Jenkins, Farish A. (2006-04-06). "A Devonian tetrapod-like fish and the evolution of the tetrapod body plan". Nature. 440 (7085): 757–763. Bibcode:2006Natur.440..757D. doi:10.1038/nature04639. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16598249. S2CID 4413217.