Ferganoceratodus
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| Phylum: | Chordata |
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| Subclass: | Dipnoi |
| Suborder: | Ceratodontoidei |
| Genus: | †Ferganoceratodus Nessov and Kaznyshkin, 1985
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Ferganoceratodus is a
prehistoric lungfish known from the Mesozoic of Asia. Based on morphological evidence, it has either been recovered as a basal member of the Ceratodontiformes or to be the sister group of the Neoceratodontidae (containing the extant Australian lungfish).[1][2]
Species
The following species are currently classified in the genus:[3][4]
- †Ferganoceratodus annekempae Cavin, Deesri & Chanthasit, 2020 (named after Anne Kemp) Phu Kradung Formation, Thailand, Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous
- †Ferganoceratodus jurassicus Nessov and Kaznyshkin, 1985 Balabansai Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Middle Jurassic.
- †Ferganoceratodus martini Cavin et al., 2007 Phu Kradung Formation, Thailand, Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous
- †Ferganoceratodus szechuanensis (Young, 1942) Huai Hin Lat Formation, Thailand, Late Triassic (Norian) South China, Jurassic, Khlong Min Formation, Thailand, Middle Jurassic, Phu Kradung Formation, Thailand, Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous
Potential remains have also been reported from the late Early Cretaceous (Albian) of Tunisia, the Triassic of Germany, and the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar.[5]
References
- ISSN 0031-0182.
- S2CID 258115076.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Ferganoceratodus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- S2CID 225146856.
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