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Arganodus ✝
Description | Arganodus is an extinct genus of Ceratodontidae (lungfish). Its fossils have been found in the Redonda Formation, New Mexico, and the Cumnock Formation, North Carolina, although the North Carolinian specimens are smaller than most recorded specimens. Fossils have also been uncovered in the Petrified Forest National Park. It was first named by Martin in 1979, and contains two species, A. dorotheae and A. atlantis. Arganodus was probably similar to modern lungfish, and lived in underwater burrows during dry periods until monsoons occurred. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arganodus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Sarcopterygii : Ceratodontiformes : Ceratodontidae : Arganodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Arganodontidae : Arganodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Arganodus Martin, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Compte r. hebd. Seanc. Acad. Sci., Paris (Ser. D) 289 (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Martin. 1979. Arganodus atlantis et Ceratodus arganensis, deux nouveaux Dipneustes du Trias supérieur continental marocain [Arganodus atlantis and Ceratodus arganensis, two new dipnoans from the continental Moroccan Upper Triassic]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série D 289:89-92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arganodus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Arganodus atlantis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Ceratodus arganensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Ceratodus dorotheae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Ceratodus multicristatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Ceratodus tiguidiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1979 | Arganodus Martin p. 89 |
1981 | Arganodus Martin p. 4 |
1982 | Arganodus Martin p. 612 |
1989 | Arganodus Murry p. 265 |
2004 | Arganodus Heckert p. 80 |
2004 | Arganodus Schultze p. 474 |
2005 | Arganodus Irmis p. 67 |
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!