Retodus

Retodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish found in Cretaceous-aged freshwater strata of Egypt (Baharija Formation).[1][2] The type species, R. tuberculatus, was named in 2006.[3]

Retodus
Temporal range: Early–Late Cretaceous, 112–93.5 Ma
Restoration of Retodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Family:
Ceratodontidae
Genus:
†Retodus

Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006
Binomial name
†Retodus tuberculatus
Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006

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

References
  1. "Fossilworks: Retodus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  2. "A titan with skin-problems". DeviantArt. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  3. Retodus - Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-08-07.
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