Dipnorhynchus kurikae Campbell and Barwick 1985 (lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Dipnorhynchiformes - Dipnorhynchidae

Full reference: K. S. W. Campbell and R. E. Barwick. 1985. An advanced massive dipnorhynchid lungfish from the Early Devonian of New South Wales, Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 37:301-316

Belongs to Dipnorhynchus according to K. S. W. Campbell and R. E. Barwick 1985

Sister taxa: Dipnorhynchus cathlesae, Dipnorhynchus kiandrensis, Dipnorhynchus lehmanni, Dipnorhynchus sussmilchi

Type specimen: ANU35674, a partial skull (Posterior of skull roof). Its type locality is Dipnorhynchus kurikae-type locality, which is in a Zlichovian marine horizon in the Bloomfield Limestone Formation of Australia.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Dipnorhynchus kurikae-type locality

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