Ferganoceratodus Explained

Ferganoceratodus is a genus of prehistoric lungfish known from the Mesozoic of Asia. Based on morphological evidence, it has either been recovered as a basal member of the Ceratodontiformes or to be the sister group of the Neoceratodontidae (containing the extant Australian lungfish).^{[1] [2]}

Species

The following species are currently classified in the genus:^{[3] [4]}

• †Ferganoceratodus annekempae Cavin, Deesri & Chanthasit, 2020 (named after Anne Kemp) Phu Kradung Formation, Thailand, Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous
• †Ferganoceratodus edwardsi^[5] Challands et al., 2024 Late Triassic (Norian)
• †Ferganoceratodus jurassicus Nessov and Kaznyshkin, 1985 Balabansai Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Middle Jurassic.
• †Ferganoceratodus martini Cavin et al., 2007 Phu Kradung Formation, Thailand, Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous
• †Ferganoceratodus szechuanensis (Young, 1942) Huai Hin Lat Formation, Thailand, Late Triassic (Norian) South China, Jurassic, Khlong Min Formation, Thailand, Middle Jurassic, Phu Kradung Formation, Thailand, Late Jurassic-?earliest Cretaceous

Potential remains have also been reported from the late Early Cretaceous (Albian) of Tunisia, the Triassic of Germany, and the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Kemp. Anne. Cavin. Lionel. Guinot. Guillaume. 2017-04-01. Evolutionary history of lungfishes with a new phylogeny of post-Devonian genera. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. en. 471. 209–219. 10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.12.051. 2017PPP...471..209K. 0031-0182. free.
2. Brownstein . Chase Doran . Harrington . Richard C . Near . Thomas J. . 2023-04-12 . The biogeography of extant lungfishes traces the breakup of Gondwana . Journal of Biogeography . 50 . 7 . 1191–1198 . en . 10.1111/jbi.14609 . 258115076 . 0305-0270. free .
3. Web site: Fossilworks: Ferganoceratodus. 17 December 2021. fossilworks.org.
4. Cavin. Lionel. Deesri. Uthumporn. Chanthasit. Phornphen. 2020-10-07. A new lungfish from the Jurassic of Thailand. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40. 4. e1791895. 10.1080/02724634.2020.1791895. 2020JVPal..40E1895C . 225146856. 0272-4634.
5. Challands . T. J. . Cavin . L. . Zondo . M. . Munyikwa . D. . Choiniere . J. N. . Barrett . P. M. . 2024 . A new lungfish from the Upper Triassic of the Mid-Zambezi Basin, Zimbabwe . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . e2365391 . 10.1080/02724634.2024.2365391 . free .
6. Fanti . Federico . Larocca Conte . Gabriele . Angelicola . Luana . Cau . Andrea . May 2016 . Why so many dipnoans? A multidisciplinary approach on the Lower Cretaceous lungfish record from Tunisia . Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . en . 449 . 255–265 . 10.1016/j.palaeo.2016.02.024. 2016PPP...449..255F .