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Saurichthys majiashanensis

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys majiashanensis was named by Tintori et al. (2014). Its type specimen is AGM I-2, a skeleton (almost complete specimen lacking most of the skull and the posterior tip of the caudal fin), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South Majiashan quarry (Nanlinghu Fm), which is in a Spathian basinal (siliciclastic) marl in the Nanlinghu Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Saurichthys majiashanensis Tintori et al. p. 158 figs. 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthys
speciesmajiashanensis

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.

†Saurichthys majiashanensis Tintori et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available