†Barwickia downunda Long 1992 (lungfish)
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Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Fleurantiidae
Full reference: J. A. Long. 1992. Cranial anatomy of two new Late Devonian lungfishes (Pisces: Dipnoi) from Mount Howitt, Victoria. Records of the Australian Museum 44:299-318
Belongs to Barwickia according to J. A. Long 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMV P181782, a skull (a good skull and cheek, with counterpart showing the palate and dentition). Its type locality is Mount Howitt Spur along Howqua River, which is in a Givetian lacustrine horizon in the Bindaree Formation of Australia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mount Howitt Spur along Howqua River
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