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Ceratodontae

Dipnomorpha

Taxonomy
Ceratodontae is a superorder. It is extant.

It was assigned to Dipnomorpha by Betancur et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Ceratodontae Betancur et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderCeratodontae
superorderCeratodontae

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.

Superor. Ceratodontae
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Or. Ceratodontiformes Berg 1940 [Australian lungfish]
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G. †Ameghinoceratodus Apesteguia et al. 2007
Fm. †Arganodontidae Martin 1982
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G. †Arganodus Martin 1979
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†Arganodus arganensis Martin 1979
†Arganodus atlantis Martin 1979
†Arganodus dorotheae Case 1921
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Invalid names: Ceratodus crosbiensis Warthin 1928 [synonym]
†Arganodus multicristatus Vorobyeva and Minikh 1968
†Arganodus tiguidiensis Tabaste 1963
Fm. †Asiatoceratodontidae Vorobyeva 1967
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G. †Archaeoceratodus Kemp 1997
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†Archaeoceratodus avus Woodward 1906
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Fm. Lepidosirenidae Stirton 1953
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G. Lepidosiren Fitzinger 1837
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†Lepidosiren megalos Silva Santos 1987
Lepidosiren paradoxa Fitzinger 1837 [South American lungfish]
G. Protopterus Agassiz 1843 [african lungfish]
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Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel 1851 [marbled lungfish]
Protopterus amphibius Peters 1844 [Gilled lungfish]
Protopterus annectens Stromer 1910
†Protopterus crassidens Churcher and De Iuliis 2001
Protopterus dolloi Boulenger 1900 [Slender lungfish]
†Protopterus libycus Stromer 1910
†Protopterus regulatus Schaal 1984
Invalid names: Protopteridae [empty]
Fm. Neoceratodontidae Miles 1977
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G. †Asiatoceratodus Vorobyeva 1967
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†Asiatoceratodus sharovi Vorobyeva 1967
G. †Mioceratodus Kemp 1992
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†Mioceratodus gregoryi White 1925
†Mioceratodus poastrus Kemp 1997
G. Neoceratodus Castelnau 1876 [Queensland lungfish]
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†Neoceratodus djelleh Kemp 1982
†Neoceratodus eyrensis White 1925
†Neoceratodus gregoryi White 1925
†Neoceratodus nargun Kemp 1983
†Neoceratodus palmeri Krefft 1874
G. †Potamoceratodus Pardo et al. 2010
Invalid names: Ceratodontoidea Apesteguia et al. 2007 [empty]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Holocene or 251.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma

Collections (189 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) Ceratodus multicristatus (195815)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Ceratodus multicristatus (195806)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) Ceratodus multicristatus (93205)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Russian Federation (Volgograd) Ceratodus multicristatus (27343)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (New Mexico) Arganodus sp. (83736)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Morocco (Marrakech) Arganodus atlantis, Ceratodus arganensis (113891)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Arganodus dorotheae (84271)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Ceratodus dorotheae (71976) Ceratodus sp. (22704)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.3Morocco (Marrakech) Arganodus atlantis, Ceratodus arganensis (34677)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Arganodontidae indet. (48547 84265) Arganodus sp. (22705 48421 49500 52496 57684 84264 92821 92912 92923 93111 93115 93118 93397 93398 93399 93401 93402 93405 93410 93411 93415 93418 93423 93424 93427 93429 93443 93449 93459 93460) Arganodus sp., Arganodontidae indet. (84263 84266)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Arganodontidae indet. (48516) Arganodus dorotheae (179598) Arganodus sp. (83739 93608) Dipnoi indet. (83738)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Arganodus sp. (99541)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Arganodus dorotheae (13266 48424) Ceratodus crosbiensis (94493)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Morocco (Figuig) Arganodus sp. (176120)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Algeria (Illizi) Ceratodus africanus (25134)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0Brazil (Pernambuco) Ceratodontoidea indet. (132650)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Uruguay (Tacuarembó) Asiatoceratodus tiguidiensis (102298) Ceratodus africanus (83735) Ceratodus tiguidiensis (83729)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0USA (Wyoming) Dipnoi indet. (56165)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Ethiopia (Shewa) Asiatoceratodus tiguidensis (48841)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Ethiopia Asiatoceratodus tiguidensis (48831)
Early/Lower Cretaceous - Aptian145.0 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Neoceratodus sp. (59355)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian145.0 - 93.5Algeria (Illizi) Ceratodus africanus (25222)
Barremian - Albian129.4 - 100.5Tunisia (Medinine) Ceratodus africanus (166013)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Niger (Agadez) Ceratodus tiguidiensis, Ceratodus sp. (77189)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Neoceratodus nargun (38538 38541) Neoceratodus sp. (51961)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Tunisia (Médenine) Neoceratodus africanus (67203)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Algeria Ceratodus africanus (187588)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Cenomanian112.03 - 93.5Algeria (Illizi) Ceratodus africanus (206853)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian105.3 - 93.5Algeria (Adrar) Ceratodus africanus, Ceratodus tiguidiensis (59578)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Béchar) Neoceratodus africanus (224512 224513)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Adrar) Ceratodus sp. (59341)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Libya (Awbari) Protopterus sp. (45725)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhão) Ceratodontiformes indet., Asiatoceratodus tiguidiensis, Ceratodus sp. (56365)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Niger (Zinder) Ceratodus africanus (75235 75238)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Algeria (Illizi) Ceratodus africanus (227231)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt (Al Jizah) Ceratodus africanus (25126)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Neoceratodus africanus (163918) Protopterus sp., Neoceratodus africanus (163917)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.3 - 83.6Niger (Tahoua) Protopterus sp. (48867)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Sudan (Ash Shamaliyah) Protopterus sp. (150678) Protopterus sp., Protopterus protopteroides (38682)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Sudan (River Nile) Protopterus sp. (178525)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Egypt (Al Wadi al Jadid) Protopterus crassidens (97760 98106)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Brazil (São Paulo) Neoceratodus sp. (57000)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Bolivia (Cochabamba) Lepidosiren paradoxa (12855)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Lepidosiren paradoxa (13501)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Peru (Puno) Lepidosiren paradoxa (132938) Lepidosirenidae indet. (28230)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Jujuy) Lepidosiren paradoxa (176658)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mali (Gao) Protopterus elongus (175262)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Algeria Protopterus sp. (71984)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Algeria (Bechar region) Protopteridae indet. (77014)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Libya (Sirt) Protopterus sp. (175361 175362 187327)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.3 - 33.9Libya Protopterus sp. (55449)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (San Martin) Lepidosirenidae indet. (225588)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (San Martín) Lepidosirenidae indet. (225589)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Protopterus sp. (175334)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Peru Lepidosirenidae indet. (199559 199563 225590)
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Peru Lepidosirenidae indet. (199560 199562)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya Protopterus sp. (174673)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (South Australia) Neoceratodus sp. 1, Neoceratodus sp. 2, Neoceratodus sp. 3, Neoceratodus sp. 4, Neoceratodus forsteri, Neoceratodus eyrensis, Neoceratodus gregoryi, Neoceratodus nargun, Neoceratodus djelleh (51412) Neoceratodus sp. 1, Neoceratodus sp. 4, Neoceratodus eyrensis, Neoceratodus gregoryi, Neoceratodus djelleh (45652 51413)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Japan (Yamaguchi) Protopteridae indet. (51438)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Protopterus sp. (70808)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Uganda Protopterus sp. (22440 22454)
Miocene - Pliocene23.03 - 2.588Tanzania Protopterus sp. (22155)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya (Nyanza) Protopterus sp. (92703)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Lepidosirenidae sp. (166506)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Protopterus sp. (57007)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) Lepidosiren sp. (190376)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Protopterus sp. (22071)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Huila) Lepidosiren sp. (186805 186806)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru Lepidosiren sp. (213137)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Lepidosiren paradoxa (186608 186624 186630 186639 186661 186662 186663 186664 186665 186666 186667 186668 186669 186671 186674 186675 186676 186677) Lepidosiren sp., Lepidosiren paradoxa (186683)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Lepidosiren sp. (67385)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru Lepidosiren sp. (176162)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Kenya Protopterus sp. (22241)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Uganda Protopterus sp. (22358 22443)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Uganda Protopterus sp. (22345 22368)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Kenya Protopterus sp. (22242)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Tanzania Protopterus sp. (22143)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tanzania Protopterus sp. (22044 22144)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Protopterus sp. (21510)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania Protopterus sp. (22477)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uganda Protopterus sp. (22257 22265)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malawi Protopterus sp. (22271)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Kenya Protopterus sp. (22235 22239)
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Protopterus sp. (21531)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Egypt Protopterus aethiopicus (22592)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Protopterus sp. (21546)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Protopterus sp. (21538)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Protopterus sp. (21446 21451 21497 32116)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Protopterus sp. (21453 21456 21466 21499 21500 21513 21522)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Protopterus sp. (22098 22103)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Protopterus sp. (21414 21524 21526 21534)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Congo-Kinshasa Protopterus aethiopicus (22065 22066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Congo-Kinshasa Protopterus aethiopicus (22068)