Arganodus arganensis Martin 1979 (Australian lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontiformes - Arganodontidae

Alternative combination: Ceratodus arganensis

Full reference: 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

Belongs to Arganodus according to M. Martin 1982

See also Martin 1979, Martin 1981, Murry 1989 and Schultze 2004

Sister taxa: Arganodus atlantis, Arganodus dorotheae, Arganodus multicristatus, Arganodus tiguidiensis

Type specimen: MNHN Tal 327, a tooth. Its type locality is Locality X, Tizi n'Maâchou, which is in a Carnian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Timezgadiouine Formation of Morocco.

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Triassic of Morocco (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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