Metaceratodus
Sign in to saveMetaceratodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish in the family Ceratodontidae, with an indeterminate specimen known from the Late Triassic (Norian)-aged Lissauer Breccia of Poland and more complete specimens known from the Late Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia and Argentina (Malargue Group). The genus was named and described by Frederick Chapman in 1914.
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- Metaceratodus
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Metaceratodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish in the family Ceratodontidae, with an indeterminate specimen known from the Late Triassic (Norian)-aged Lissauer Breccia of Poland and more complete specimens known from the Late Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia and Argentina (Malargue Group). The genus was named and described by Frederick Chapman in 1914.
== Species == The seven identified species of Metaceratodus are listed below, while an eighth unnamed species is known from Poland: cf. Metaceratodus sp. Metaceratodus baibianorum Metaceratodus bonei Metaceratodus ellioti Metaceratodus kaopen (=Ptychoceratodus kaopen, P. cionei) Metaceratodus palmeri Metaceratodus wichmanni (=Ceratodus wichmanni) Metaceratodus wollastoni
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