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Arganodus atlantis

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontiformes - Arganodontidae

Taxonomy
Arganodus atlantis was named by Martin (1979). Its type specimen is MNHN Tal 303, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality X, Tizi n'Maâchou, which is in a Carnian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Timezgadiouine Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Arganodus atlantis Martin p. 89 fig. 1
1981Arganodus atlantis Martin p. 4
1982Arganodus atlantis Martin p. 612
1989Arganodus atlantis Murry p. 270
2004Arganodus atlantis Schultze p. 488

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
—DipnomorphaAhlberg 1991
—Dipnoi(Müller 1884)
superorderCeratodontae
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
familyArganodontidae
genusArganodus
speciesatlantis

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.

†Arganodus atlantis Martin 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:01:24
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:01:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Morocco (Marrakech) Arganodus atlantis (type locality: 113891)
Carnian - Rhaetian237.0 - 201.4Morocco (Marrakech) Arganodus atlantis (34677)