Namatozodia

Namatozodia is an extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygian or lobe-finned fish. 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 of the Crater, in Western Queensland, Australia. This is an early Triassic formation.

Etymology[]

The name Namatozodia is derived from the Greek namat-, or fountain, and zodiaion, a diminutive of animal.

See also[]

• Sarcopterygii
• List of sarcopterygians
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References[]

• Kemp, A. (1993). Problematic Triassic dipnoans from Australia. In The Nonmarine Triassic: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, 3, 223–227. Lucas, S.G. and M. Morales, eds.

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