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Neoceratodus eyrensis

Dipnoi - Neoceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Epiceratodus eyrensis was named by White (1925).

It was recombined as Neoceratodus eyrensis by Martin (1982), Kemp (1997) and Schultze (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Epiceratodus eyrensis White
1982Neoceratodus eyrensis Martin p. 612
1997Neoceratodus eyrensis Kemp p. 724
2004Neoceratodus eyrensis Schultze p. 490

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyNeoceratodontidae
genusNeoceratodusCastelnau 1876
specieseyrensis(White 1925)

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.

Neoceratodus eyrensis White 1925
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Kemp 1997Punctations simple and without pat- tern; mediolingual keel procumbent; medial edge strongly curved in both tooth plates; ridge 1 of upper tooth plate long, slender, and falcate, ridge 1 of lower long, slender, and acuminate; pos- terior ridges, long, slender, and acute; crest of ridge 1 curved in upper tooth plate and straight in lower; ridge 1 curves in and out evenly to symphysis in upper jaw and angles out anteriorly in lower jaw; labially, enamel-to-bone junction rises slightly between each ridge.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Neoceratodus eyrensis (45652 51412 51413)