Neoceratodus

Japanese: Neoceratodus
Neoceratodus

…Fossils of the Ceratodus genus have been found in Europe, Colorado, India, and elsewhere, but a strange fish discovered in Queensland in 1869 was determined to be a lungfish of this genus, which was thought to be extinct, based on the shape of its teeth, and was given the scientific name Ceratodus forsteri . However, the genus was later renamed Neoceratodus and then Epiceratodus . The body is dark green and covered with large circular scales, and the pectoral and pelvic fins are boat-shaped and covered with fine scales. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Neoceratodus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…セラトダス類の化石はヨーロッパ,アメリカのコロラド州,インドなどで発見されていたが,1869年クイーンズランドで発見された奇魚が,歯の形態からすでに絶滅したと考えられていたこの属の肺魚であるとされ,Ceratodus forsteriという学名が与えられた。しかし,その後属名はNeoceratodus,さらにEpiceratodus(エピセラトダス)と改められた。体は濃緑色で,大きな円鱗におおわれ,胸びれと腹びれは舟のかい状で,こまかいうろこでおおわれる。…

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