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Axelrodichthys megadromos

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae

Taxonomy
Axelrodichthys megadromos was named by Cavin et al. (2016). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ventabren-Aire de Repos, which is in a Campanian terrestrial marl in France.

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by M. Carrano on 2021-05-07

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Axelrodichthys megadromos Cavin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
suborderLatimerioidei(Schultze 1993)
familyMawsoniidaeSchultze 1993
genusAxelrodichthys
speciesmegadromosCavin et al. 2016

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.

†Axelrodichthys megadromos Cavin et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
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