Chaoceratodus portezuelensis Apesteguia et al. 2007 (lungfish)

Osteichthyes - Dipnomorpha - Ceratodontidae

Full reference: S. Apesteguia, F. L. Agnolin, and K. Claeson. 2007. Review of Cretaceous dipnoans from Argentina (Sarcopterygii: Dipnoi) with descriptions of new species. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales nueva serie 9(1):27-40

Belongs to Chaoceratodus according to K. M. Panzeri 2023

See also Apesteguia et al. 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MCF-PVPH-373, a tooth (left upper tooth plate). Its type locality is Sierra del Portezuelo (non-specified), which is in a Turonian/Coniacian terrestrial horizon in the Portezuelo Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Sierra del Portezuelo (non-specified)

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