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Ceratodus argentinus

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus argentinus was named by Apesteguia et al. (2007). Its type specimen is MPCA 402, a tooth (left upper tooth plate that lacks most of its first crest), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Buitrera (lower), which is in a Cenomanian fluvial sandstone in the Candeleros Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Ceratodus argentinus Apesteguia et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyCeratodontidaeGill 1872
genusCeratodus
speciesargentinus

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Ceratodus argentinus Apesteguia et al. 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available