Paraceratodus

Paraceratodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians or lobe-finned fish.[1] It was a lungfish from the Triassic period.[2]

Paraceratodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Genus:
Paraceratodus

See also
  • Sarcopterygii
  • List of sarcopterygians
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. "Fossilworks: Paraceratodus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  2. Kemp, A. (1994). "Australian Triassic Lungfish Skulls". Journal of Paleontology. 68 (3): 647–654. doi:10.1017/S0022336000025968. ISSN 0022-3360. JSTOR 1306207.


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