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Ferganoceratodus jurassicus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Ferganoceratodus jurassicus was named by Nessov and Kaznyshkin (1985). Its type specimen is 3/12217 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality FTA-30, Sarykamyshsay, Naryn River, Fergana, near Tashkumyr, which is in a Callovian lagoonal claystone in the Balabansai Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Ferganoceratodus jurassicus Nessov and Kaznyshkin p. 34 figs. plate 1, figs 1-13; plate 2a
2004Ferganoceratodus jurassicus Schultze p. 489
2007Ferganoceratodus jurassicus Cavin et al. p. 143

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
genusFerganoceratodus
speciesjurassicus

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Ferganoceratodus jurassicus Nessov and Kaznyshkin 1985
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Cavin et al. 2007Ferganoceratodus with an overlapping suture between the posterior bone of the median series and the paired anterior bones of the mediolateral series (Fig. 2, c.a.a.ml.b and c.a.p.m.b); posterior bone overlapping the anterior bone of the mediolateral series along a narrow strip; posterior bone of the mediolateral series with a median process covered by the bone of the median series (Fig. 2A, A′, p); lower tooth plates with a first notch significantly deeper than the following ones, with an inner angle of about 90°.