Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Infraphylum Gnathostomata Class Sarcopterygii | |
Namatozodia is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian or lobe-finned fish. The genus, and its sole species, Namatozodia pitikanta, are described in Kemp (1993). The only known example of the species and genus is a small skull found in the Arcadia Formation of the Crater, in Western Queensland, Australia. This is an early Triassic formation.
Etymology
The name Namatozodia is derived from the Greek namat-, or fountain, and zodiaion, a diminutive of animal.
References
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