Retodus is an extinct genus of prehistoric lungfish found in Cretaceous-aged freshwater strata of Egypt (Baharija Formation), Algeria and Niger. The type species, R. tuberculatus, was named in 2006.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. It was originally named as a species of Ceratodus and Neoceratodus in 1963.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.
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.
See also
Sarcopterygii List of sarcopterygians List of prehistoric bony fish
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