Mioceratodus Explained

Mioceratodus is an extinct genus of lungfish in the family Neoceratodontidae, which also contains the extant Queensland lungfish.^[1] It is known only from Oligocene and Miocene-aged sediments in Australia, although phylogenetic evidence supports it having first diverged from its closest relative, Neoceratodus, during the Late Jurassic or Early Cretaceous period.^{[2] [3]}

4 species are known from this genus:^[4]

• †Mioceratodus anemosyrus
• †Mioceratodus diaphorus
• †Mioceratodus gregoryi
• †Mioceratodus poastrus

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Consequences of Traumatic injury in Fossil and Recent Dipnoan Dentitions. Kemp, A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. vol, 21. issue 1. 2001. pg 13-23.
2. Web site: Search Museums Victoria's collections. 2020-10-21. Museums Victoria Collections.
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.
4. Web site: Fossilworks: Mioceratodus. 17 December 2021. fossilworks.org.