Retodus
Extinct genus of fishes
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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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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Dipnoi |
| Order: | Ceratodontiformes |
| Family: | †Ceratodontidae |
| Genus: | †Retodus Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006 |
| Type species | |
| †Retodus tuberculatus Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006 | |
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Description
Tooth 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]
