Potamoceratodus facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Potamoceratodus Temporal range: 157–145Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Dipnoi
Family:	†Ceratodontidae
Genus:	†*Potamoceratodus* Pardo et al., 2010
Type species
†P. guentheri (Marsh, 1878)
Synonyms
Ceratodus guentheri Marsh, 1878 Ptychoceratodus guentheri (Marsh, 1878) Ceratodus felchi Kirkland, 1987

Potamoceratodus is an extinct genus of lungfish which existed in what is now Colorado, USA, during the late Jurassic period. It was first named by Jason D. Pardo, Adam K. Huttenlocker, Bryan J. Small and Mark A. Gorman II in 2010 and the type species is Potamoceratodus guentheri.

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