Biology:Metaceratodus
Metaceratodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish in the family Ceratodontidae, with an indeterminate specimen known from the Late Triassic (Norian)-aged Lissauer Breccia of Poland[1] and more complete specimens known from the Late Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia and Argentina (Malargue Group).[2][3][4] The genus was named and described by Frederick Chapman in 1914.[5][6]
Species
The seven identified species of Metaceratodus are listed below, while an eighth unnamed species is known from Poland:[7]
- cf. Metaceratodus sp.
- Metaceratodus baibianorum
- Metaceratodus bonei
- Metaceratodus ellioti
- Metaceratodus kaopen (=Ptychoceratodus kaopen, P. cionei)
- Metaceratodus palmeri
- Metaceratodus wichmanni (=Ceratodus wichmanni)
- Metaceratodus wollastoni
Palaeobiology
Palaeopathology
Of 127 analysed specimens of M. baibianorum from the La Colonia Formation of Patagonia, 27.5% showed signs of some form of dental pathology such as caries, abscess, hyperplasia, fracture, erosion, and alteration in growth, though none showed signs of attrition, osteopenia, parasitic invasions. Some specimens exhibiting caries on the occlusal surface also show signs of reparative dentine growth, indicating that dipnoans could produce tertiary dentine in response to injuries to the tooth.[8]
See also
- Sarcopterygii
- List of sarcopterygians
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ Czepiński, Ł.; Dróżdż, D.; Szczygielski, T.; Tałanda, M.; Pawlak, W.; Lewczuk, A.; Rytel, A.; Sulej, T. (2021). "An Upper Triassic Terrestrial Vertebrate Assemblage from the Forgotten Kocury Locality (Poland) with a New Aetosaur Taxon". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 41 (1). doi:10.1080/02724634.2021.1898977. Bibcode: 2021JVPal..41E8977C.
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Metaceratodus". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=140023.
- ↑ Kemp, A. (16 April 1997). "Four species of Metaceratodus (Osteichthyes: Dipnoi, Family Ceratodontidae) from Australian Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 (1): 26–33. doi:10.1080/02724634.1997.10010949. ISSN 0272-4634. Bibcode: 1997JVPal..17...26K.
- ↑ Gonzalez Riga, B. J. (1999). Hallazgo de vertebrados fósiles en la Formación Loncoche, Cretácico Superior de la provincia de Mendoza, Argentina. Ameghiniana 36:401-410
- ↑ Chapman, F. (1914). Australasian Fossils. A Students' Manual of Palaeontology 1-341
- ↑ Chapman, F. (1914) Australian Fossils. Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and London. Project Gutenberg eBook 59074
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Metaceratodus". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=140023.
- ↑ Panzeri, Karen M.; Muñoz, Nahuel A. (3 April 2022). "Metaceratodus baibianorum from the La Colonia Formation: tooth plate anomalies and the possible presence of tertiary dentine" (in en). Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 46 (2): 198–207. doi:10.1080/03115518.2022.2078882. ISSN 0311-5518. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03115518.2022.2078882#abstract. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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