Draft:Aztecia

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Type species
	†Aztecia mahalae; Johanson & Ahlberg, 2001

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Instructions · What links here · Aztecia (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 2 months ago by Valentin GOZE (talk: D · +) · Last edited 2 months ago by Frietjes

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Declined by Flyingphoenixchips 2 months ago. Last edited by Frietjes 2 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: more sources needed Flyingphoenixchips (talk) 03:44, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Aztecia is an extinct genus of basal tetrapodomorphs. It belonged to Rhizodontida, one of the earliest-diverging tetrapodomorph clades. A. mahalae comes from the Aztec Siltstone in Victoria Land, Antarctica, dating back to the Middle Devonian–Late Devonian. ^[1] Aztecia mahalae genus name refers to the Aztec Siltstone were the specimens were recovered, and the species name refers to the British palaeontologist Mahala Andrews who worked on rhizodontid fish.

History

In 1992, a mandible associated with pectoral girdle material was described as Notorhizodon. ^[2] It was identified as a rhizodontid on the basis of the pectoral girdle material. However, the morphology of the mandible is very different from other Rhizodontida. In 2001, the pectoral material was separated from the mandible material as a new rhizodontid species, Aztecia mahalae. ^[1]

Description

Aztecia was a small rhizodont. It is known from a humerus, a clavicle and a cleithrum. Aztecia differs from other rhizodontid by having a humerus with a wide preaxial flange and a cleithurm with a narrow, recessed flange along the posterior margin. ^[1]