New genera and species of lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) from the Upper Jurassic of western Gondwana, in the Jatobá basin, northeastern Brazil

The present study describes three new species and two new genera of lungfish from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) of the Aliança Formation (Jatobá Basin), in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. The new taxa, Ceratodus ibimiriensis sp. nov., Tekoaceratodus pernambucensis gen. et sp. nov., and Asperideceratodus marisae gen. et sp. nov., are described from their tooth plates, and are attributed to the family Ceratodontidae. The morphological characteristics of these taxa are discussed, and a new phylogeny is proposed, together with ontogenetic and paleoecological considerations. The species are also compared with others from Gondwana, and a taxon proposed previously is revised. The present study expands existing knowledge on the lungfishes that inhabited the great lakes of the western extreme of Gondwana during the Jurassic.http://zoobank.org/urna:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B7818F16-1182-425C- A5F1-8268E6ACCE66

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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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2026-09-18
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2026.2712562
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Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
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New genera and species of lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) from the Upper Jurassic of western Gondwana, in the Jatobá basin, northeastern Brazil

Rizoaldo Barbosa, Pablo Toriño, Alcina Magnólia Franca Barreto, Valéria GALLO et al.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
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New genera and species of lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) from the Upper Jurassic of western Gondwana, in the Jatobá basin, northeastern Brazil

Rizoaldo Barbosa, Pablo Toriño, Alcina Magnólia Franca Barreto, Valéria GALLO, Marcia Cristina Da Silva
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The present study describes three new species and two new genera of lungfish from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) of the Aliança Formation (Jatobá Basin), in the state of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. The new taxa, Ceratodus ibimiriensis sp. nov., Tekoaceratodus pernambucensis gen. et sp. nov., and Asperideceratodus marisae gen. et sp. nov., are described from their tooth plates, and are attributed to the family Ceratodontidae. The morphological characteristics of these taxa are discussed, and a new phylogeny is proposed, together with ontogenetic and paleoecological considerations. The species are also compared with others from Gondwana, and a taxon proposed previously is revised. The present study expands existing knowledge on the lungfishes that inhabited the great lakes of the western extreme of Gondwana during the Jurassic.http://zoobank.org/urna:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B7818F16-1182-425C- A5F1-8268E6ACCE66

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
Universidad de la República de Uruguay (UY), Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR), Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR), Instituto Geológico (BR), Universidad La República (CL), Universidade Federal de Alagoas (BR)
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New genera and species of lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) from the Upper Jurassic of western Gondwana, in the Jatobá basin, northeastern Brazil — Rizoaldo Barbosa, Pablo Toriño, et al. · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS