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Saurichthys nepalensis

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys nepalensis was named by Beltan and Janvier (1978). Its type specimen is MNHN F 1980-5, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Thini Gaon, which is in an Olenekian marine horizon in the Tamba Kurkur Formation of Nepal.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Saurichthys nepalensis Beltan and Janvier p. 19 figs. Pl 1, figs A-D; text-figs 2-7

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

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 nepalensis Beltan and Janvier 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available