Abstract

Two new lungfishes are described from the Frasnian lacustrine sediments near Mount Howitt, eastern Victoria. Howidipterus donnae n.gen., n.sp. has toothplates with well-developed marginal teeth, and has a skull roof pattern similar to Scaumenacia but with a D bone present and large paired rostral bones anterior to the E bones. The cheek has moderately deep infraorbitals. The scales have a coarse ornament with widely spaced ridges. Barwickia downunda n.gen., n.sp. has a skull roof pattern characterised by a narrow, small D bone, narrow E bones as long as the C bones, and I bones which are indented well into the rear of the B bone and on occasion may contact each other. The dentition is denticulate as in Fleurantia. The cheek has a narrow, bar-like bone 6 + 7. The scales of Barwickia are finely ornamented.

 
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Bibliographic Data

Short Form
Long, 1992, Rec. Aust. Mus. 44(3): 299–318
Author
John A. Long
Year
1992
Title
Cranial anatomy of two new Late Devonian lungfishes (Pisces: Dipnoi) from Mount Howitt, Victoria
Serial Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Volume
44
Issue
3
Start Page
299
End Page
318
DOI
10.3853/j.0067-1975.44.1992.37
Language
en
Date Published
05 December 1992
Cover Date
05 December 1992
ISSN (print)
0067-1975
CODEN
RAUMAJ
Publisher
The Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
FISHES; PALAEONTOLOGY
Digitized
25 February 2009
Available Online
09 March 2009
Reference Number
37
EndNote
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