Paraceratodus Explained

Paraceratodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish.^[1] Only one species, P. germaini, is known from the latest Permian or earliest Triassic period of Madagascar.^[2] Phylogenetic evidence supports it being the most basal member of the suborder Ceratodontoidei, which contains modern lungfish, and as with the rest of the order it likely diverged during the late Carboniferous.^[3]

See also

• Sarcopterygii
• List of sarcopterygians
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fossilworks: Paraceratodus. fossilworks.org. 2019-06-03.
2. Kemp. A.. 1994. Australian Triassic Lungfish Skulls. Journal of Paleontology. 68. 3. 647–654. 0022-3360. 1306207. 10.1017/S0022336000025968. 1994JPal...68..647K . 131787091 .
3. 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.