Retodus

Retodus; Temporal range: Albian–Maastrichtian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Restoration of Retodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Order:	Dipnoi
Family:	†Ceratodontidae
Genus:	†Retodus; Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006
Binomial name
	†Retodus tuberculatus; Churcher, De Iuliis & Kleindienst, 2006
Synonyms
	Ceratodus tuberculatus Tabaste, 1963; Neoceratodus tuberculatus Tabaste, 1963;

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]

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]

References

^ "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.