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Neoceratodus africanus

Dipnomorpha - Neoceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus africanus was named by Haug (1905). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neoceratodus africanus by Martin (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Ceratodus africanus Haug p. 819 figs. Pl. XVII: 1–5
1943Ceratodus africanus Arambourg and Joleaud p. 45
1963Ceratodus africanus Tabaste p. 441
1981Ceratodus africanus Martin p. 274
1982Neoceratodus africanus Martin p. 612
2004Ceratodus africanus Schultze p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderCeratodontae
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
familyNeoceratodontidae
genusNeoceratodusCastelnau 1876
speciesafricanus()

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.

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Diagnosis
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