Equinoxiodus alcantarensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceratodontoidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Classis: Dipnoi Ordo: Ceratodontiformes Subordo: Ceratodontoidei

Familia: Neoceratodontidae
Genus: †Equinoxiodus
Species: †Equinoxiodus alcantarensis

Name

†Equinoxiodus alcantarensis Toledo, de Sousa, Medeiros & Bertini, 2011

• Holotype: UFMA 1.40.086.
• Paratypes: one complete tooth plate (UFMA 1.40.060) and eight incomplete tooth plates (UFMA 1.40.042, 1.40.043, 1.40.062, 1.40.079, 1.40.087, 1.40.374, 1.40.465, 1.40.489).

• Type locality: Brazil, Laje do Coringa fossiliferous site, Cajual Island, northern Maranhão State.

Etymology: The specific name is in reference to Alcântara, the town where the type material was collected.

References

• Toledo, C.E.V., de Sousa, E.P., Medeiros, M.A.A. & Bertini, R.J. 2011. A new genus of Dipnoiformes from the Cretaceous of Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 83(4): 1181–1192. PDF Reference page.