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Ceratodus avus

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus avus was named by Woodward (1906). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Eagle's Nest, Inverloch, which is in an Aptian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the "Wonthaggi" Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Archaeoceratodus avus by Woodward (1906), Kemp (1997), Schultze (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Archaeoceratodus avus Woodward
1906Ceratodus avus Woodward p. 2 figs. Pl. 1:1-2
1997Archaeoceratodus avus Kemp p. 728
2004Archaeoceratodus avus Schultze p. 488

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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
speciesavus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Ceratodus avus Woodward 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Australia (Victoria) Ceratodus avus (type locality: 38538)