Lavocatodus

Lavocatodus; Temporal range: Maastrichtian–Lutetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Class:	Dipnoi
Order:	Ceratodontiformes
Family:	†Lavocatodidae
Genus:	†Lavocatodus; Martin, 1995
Type species
	†Lavocatodus giganteus; Martin, 1995
Species
	†L. giganteus ; Martin, 1995; †L.? humei ; (Martin, 1984); †L.? protopteroides ; (Martin, 1984);

Lavocatodus is an extinct genus of lungfish from Africa. The type species L. giganteus lived in Mali between the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous and the Lutetian age of the Eocene.^[2] Two other possible species, L.? humei and L.? protopteroides, are known from the Campanian Quseir Formation in Egypt,^[3] but their taxonomic position within the genus is uncertain.^[1] Some researchers included Lavocatodus within the family Lepidosirenidae,^[2]^[3] but Longrich (2017) recovered both Lavocatodus and Xenoceratodus within a separate family Lavocatodidae.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Longrich, Nicholas R. (2017). "A Stem Lepidosireniform Lungfish (Sarcopterygia: Dipnoi) from the Upper Eocene of Libya, North Africa and implications for Cenozoic lungfish evolution". Gondwana Research. 42: 140–150. Bibcode:2017GondR..42..140L. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2016.09.007.
^ ^a ^b O'Leary, Maureen A.; Bouaré, Mohamed L.; Claeson, Kerin M.; Heilbronn, Kelly; Hill, Robert V.; McCartney, Jacob A.; Sessa, Jocelyn A.; Sissoko, Famory; Tapanila, Leif; Wheeler, E. A.; Roberts, Eric (Eric M. ) (2019-06-28). "Stratigraphy and paleobiology of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene sediments from the Trans-Saharan Seaway in Mali". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2019 (436)): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.436.1.1. hdl:2246/6950. S2CID 198398386.
^ ^a ^b Claeson, Kerin M; Sallam, Hesham M; O'Connor, Patrick M.; Sertich, Joseph J. W. (2014). "A revision of the Upper Cretaceous lepidosirenid lungfishes from the Quseir Formation, Western Desert, central Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (4): 760–766. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34..760C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.838574. S2CID 17120150.

[Longrich-1] Longrich, Nicholas R. (2017). "A Stem Lepidosireniform Lungfish (Sarcopterygia: Dipnoi) from the Upper Eocene of Libya, North Africa and implications for Cenozoic lungfish evolution". Gondwana Research. 42: 140–150. Bibcode:2017GondR..42..140L. doi:10.1016/j.gr.2016.09.007.

[OLeary-2] O'Leary, Maureen A.; Bouaré, Mohamed L.; Claeson, Kerin M.; Heilbronn, Kelly; Hill, Robert V.; McCartney, Jacob A.; Sessa, Jocelyn A.; Sissoko, Famory; Tapanila, Leif; Wheeler, E. A.; Roberts, Eric (Eric M. ) (2019-06-28). "Stratigraphy and paleobiology of the Upper Cretaceous-Lower Paleogene sediments from the Trans-Saharan Seaway in Mali". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 2019 (436)): 1. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.436.1.1. hdl:2246/6950. S2CID 198398386.

[Claeson-3] Claeson, Kerin M; Sallam, Hesham M; O'Connor, Patrick M.; Sertich, Joseph J. W. (2014). "A revision of the Upper Cretaceous lepidosirenid lungfishes from the Quseir Formation, Western Desert, central Egypt". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (4): 760–766. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34..760C. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.838574. S2CID 17120150.

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