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Neoceratodontidae
Taxonomy
Neoceratodontidae was named by Miles (1977). It is extant. Its type is Neoceratodus.
It was assigned to Dipnoi by Miles (1977); to Dipnoi by Martin (1982), Kemp (1997); to Ceratodontoidea by Apesteguia et al. (2007); to Ceratodontoidei by Schultze (1993), Schultze (2004), Betancur et al. (2013); to Dipnoi by Louys and Price (2015); and to Ceratodontiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Dipnoi by Miles (1977); to Dipnoi by Martin (1982), Kemp (1997); to Ceratodontoidea by Apesteguia et al. (2007); to Ceratodontoidei by Schultze (1993), Schultze (2004), Betancur et al. (2013); to Dipnoi by Louys and Price (2015); and to Ceratodontiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1977 | Neoceratodontidae Miles |
| 1982 | Neoceratodontidae Martin p. 614 |
| 1993 | Neoceratodontidae Schultze |
| 1997 | Neoceratodontidae Kemp p. 719 |
| 2004 | Neoceratodontidae Schultze p. 474 |
| 2007 | Neoceratodontidae Apesteguia et al. |
| 2013 | Neoceratodontidae Betancur et al. |
| 2015 | Neoceratodontidae Louys and Price p. 554 |
| 2016 | Neoceratodontidae Nelson et al. p. 109 |
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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.
Fm. Neoceratodontidae Miles 1977
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G. †Archaeoceratodus Kemp 1997
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†Archaeoceratodus avus Woodward 1906
†Archaeoceratodus djelleh Kemp 1982
†Archaeoceratodus rowleyi Kemp 1997
†Archaeoceratodus theganus Kemp 1997
G. †Asiatoceratodus Vorobyeva 1967
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†Asiatoceratodus sharovi Vorovyeva 1967
†Asiatoceratodus tiguidiensis Medeiros et al. 2007
G. †Mioceratodus Kemp 1992
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†Mioceratodus anemosyrus Kemp 1992
†Mioceratodus diaphorus Kemp 1997
†Mioceratodus gregoryi White 1925
†Mioceratodus poastrus Kemp 1997
G. Neoceratodus Castelnau 1876 [Queensland lungfish]
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†Neoceratodus africanus Haug 1905
†Neoceratodus djelleh Kemp 1982
†Neoceratodus eyrensis White 1925
Neoceratodus forsteri Krefft 1870
†Neoceratodus gregoryi White 1925
†Neoceratodus nargun Kemp 1983
†Neoceratodus palmeri Krefft 1874
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| A. Kemp 1997 | Amended diagnosis offamily (additional to Martin 1982a). -Dipnoans with one lung; simplified skull roof with XK and I bones retained; ascending pterygopalatine process articulates with descending process of JLM bone and exposed on lateral aspect; adults with pterygopalatine, prearticular, and vomerine tooth plates |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 241.46400 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 227.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 227.3 Ma
Collections (32 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ladinian - Carnian | Kyrgyzstan | Asiatoceratodus sharovi (217301) | |
| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | Uruguay (Tacuarembó) | Asiatoceratodus tiguidiensis (102298) Ceratodus africanus (83735) | |
| Tithonian | Ethiopia (Shewa) | Asiatoceratodus tiguidensis (48841) | |
| Tithonian | Ethiopia | Asiatoceratodus tiguidensis (48831) | |
| Early/Lower Cretaceous - Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Neoceratodus sp. (59355) | |
| Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Algeria (Illizi) | Ceratodus africanus (25222) | |
| Late/Upper Barremian | Australia (Victoria) | Neoceratodus sp. (51961) | |
| Barremian - Albian | Tunisia (Medinine) | Ceratodus africanus (166013) | |
| Early/Lower Aptian | Australia (Victoria) | Neoceratodus nargun (38538 38541) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Niger (Agadez) | Ceratodus sp. (77189) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | Tunisia (Médenine) | Neoceratodus africanus (67203) | |
| Albian | Algeria | Ceratodus africanus (187588) | |
| Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | Algeria (Illizi) | Ceratodus africanus (206853) | |
| Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian | Algeria (Adrar) | Ceratodus africanus (59578) | |
| Cenomanian | Algeria (Béchar) | Neoceratodus africanus (224512 224513) | |
| Cenomanian | Algeria (Adrar) | Ceratodus sp. (59341) | |
| Cenomanian | Brazil (Maranhão) | Asiatoceratodus tiguidiensis (56365) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) | Neoceratodus africanus (163917 163918) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Algeria (Illizi) | Ceratodus africanus (227231) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Egypt (Al Jizah) | Ceratodus africanus (25126) | |
| Late/Upper Cretaceous | Niger (Zinder) | Ceratodus africanus (75235 75238) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Brazil (São Paulo) | Neoceratodus sp. (57000) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Australia (South Australia) | Mioceratodus gregoryi (224545) Neoceratodus forsteri, Neoceratodus eyrensis, Neoceratodus nargun, Mioceratodus gregoryi, Archaeoceratodus djelleh, Mioceratodus anemosyrus, Neoceratodus sp. 2, Neoceratodus sp. 3, Neoceratodus sp. 4, Neoceratodus sp. 1 (51412) Neoceratodus sp. 1, Neoceratodus sp. 4, Neoceratodus eyrensis, Neoceratodus gregoryi, Neoceratodus djelleh (45652 51413) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene | Australia (South Australia) | Mioceratodus anemosyrus (13313) |