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Ceratodontiformes
| Description | The Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri), also known as the Queensland lungfish, Burnett salmon and barramunda, is a surviving member of the family Neoceratodontidae and order Ceratodontiformes. It is one of only six extant lungfish species in the world. Endemic to Australia, the Neoceratodontidae are an ancient family belonging to the class Sarcopterygii, or lobe-finned fishes. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratodontiformes, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Ceratodontiformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | Australian lungfish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Ceratodontiformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (34%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 157 - 145 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. I. Kirkland. 1987. Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous lungfish tooth plates from the Western Interior, the last dipnoan faunas of North America. Hunteria 2(2):1-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Australische Longvissen, Australian Lungfish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratodontiformes |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ceratodontoidei suborder | listed (PBDB) | 37 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lepidosirenoidei suborder | listed (PBDB) | 96 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Asiatoceratodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ceratodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neoceratodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ptychoceratodontidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Potamoceratodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 157 Ma Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1940 | Ceratodontiformes Berg |
| 1989 | Ceratodontiformes Murry p. 264 |
| 1991 | Ceratodontiformes Cuny and Ramboer p. 72 |
| 2010 | Ceratodontiformes Pardo et al. |
| 2011 | Ceratodontiformes Long p. 244 |
| 2011 | Ceratodontiformes Shimada and Kirkland |
| 2013 | Ceratodontiformes Betancur-R. et al. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
