Ptychoceratodus ornatus Broom 1913 (lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Dipnoi - Ptychoceratodontidae

Alternative combination: Ceratodus ornatus

Full reference: R. Broom. 1913. The fossil fishes of the Upper Karroo Beds of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 7:251-269

Belongs to Ptychoceratodus according to M. Martin 1982

See also Schultze 2004

Sister taxa: Ptychoceratodus acutus, Ptychoceratodus cionei, Ptychoceratodus concinnus, Ptychoceratodus cuyanus, Ptychoceratodus donensis, Ptychoceratodus gracilis, Ptychoceratodus phillipsi, Ptychoceratodus rectangulus, Ptychoceratodus roemeri, Ptychoceratodus serratus, Ptychoceratodus szechuanensis, Ptychoceratodus virapa

Ecology:

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptychoceratodus ornatus in the database

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