Namatozodia

Namatozodia
Temporal range: Early Triassic, Induan-Olenekian
~251–247 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Dipnoi
Order: Ceratodontiformes
Family: Gnathorhizidae
Genus: Namatozodia
Kemp, 1993
Species:
N. pitikanta
Binomial name
Namatozodia pitikanta
Kemp, 1993

Namatozodia is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish. 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.[1][2] This is an early Triassic formation.

  1. ^ Lucas, Spencer G.; Morales, Michael. The Nonmarine Triassic: Bulletin 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
  2. ^ Kear, Benjamin P.; Hamilton-Bruce, Robert J. (2011). Dinosaurs in Australia: Mesozoic Life from the Southern Continent. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 978-0-643-10045-9.