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Rhizodopsis
Taxonomy
Rhizodopsis was named by Young (1866). Its type is Holoptychius granulatus.
It was assigned to Rhizodontidae by Woodward (1891); and to Megalichthyidae by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Rhizodontidae by Woodward (1891); and to Megalichthyidae by Hay (1902).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
G. †Rhizodopsis Young 1866
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†Rhizodopsis granulatus Salter 1861
†Rhizodopsis mazonius Hay 1900
†Rhizodopsis robusta Woodward 1891
†Rhizodopsis sauroides Williamson 1849
Invalid names: Orthognathus Barkas 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Westphalian A to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 318.70000 to 298.90000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pennsylvanian | United Kingdom | R. sauroides (137307) | |
| Westphalian A | United Kingdom (Flintshire) | R. sp. (233394 233396) | |
| Westphalian - Vereian | United Kingdom (Wales) | R. sp. (8229) | |
| Moscovian | Poland | R. robusta (140144) | |
| Moscovian | United Kingdom | R. sauroides (137310 137319 140035 140139 140140 140141 140142 140143) | |
| Kasimovian - Moscovian | United Kingdom | R. sauroides (137315) |