Retodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish found in Cretaceous-aged freshwater strata of Egypt (Baharija Formation), Algeria and Niger.[1][2] The type species, R. tuberculatus, was named in 2006.[3][4] It was originally named as a species of Ceratodus and Neoceratodus in 1963.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Dipnoi |
| Order: | Ceratodontiformes |
| Family: | †Ceratodontidae |
| Genus: | †Retodus Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006 |
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| †Retodus tuberculatus Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006
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Description
editTooth plates of R. tuberculatus are characterised by four transverse ridges, broadly rounded crests, a reticular pattern of ridges and hollows, and large adult size.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Fossilworks: Retodus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "A titan with skin-problems". DeviantArt. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ a b Churcher, Charles & De Iuliis, Gerry & Kleindienst, Maxine. (2006). A new genus for the Dipnoan species Ceratodus tuberculatus Tabaste, 1963. Geodiversitas. 28. 635-647.
- ^ Retodus - Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006 in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-08-07.
- ^ Tabaste, N. (1963). — Études de restes de poissons du Crétacé saharien, in Mélanges ichthyologiques dédiés à la mémoire d’Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865). Mémoires de l’Institut français d’Afrique noire 68: 475-485.
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