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Adelospondylus watsoni

Adelospondyli - Adelogyrinidae

Taxonomy
Adelospondylus watsoni was named by Carroll (1967). Its type specimen is NMS.G.1885.57.51, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Adelospondylus watsoni Carroll
1998Adelospondylus watsoni Carroll et al. p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
Choanata
Stegocephali()
orderAdelospondyliWatson 1930
familyAdelogyrinidaeWatson 1930
genusAdelospondylusCarroll 1967
specieswatsoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Adelospondylus watsoni Carroll 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Adelospondylus watsoni (174421)