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Palelops

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Taxonomy
Palelops was named by Applegate (1970). Its type is Palelops eutawensis.

It was assigned to Elopidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

Species
P. eutawensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Palelops Applegate p. 405 figs. FIg. 188
1981Palelops Thurmond and Jones p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusPalelops

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. †Palelops Applegate 1970
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†Palelops eutawensis Applegate 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) P. eutawensis (81932 82047 82049)