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Bactritimimus girtyi

Cephalopoda - Hematitida - Hematitidae

Taxonomy
Bactritimimus girtyi was named by Flower and Gordon (1959). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 1619, Marshall, which is in a Pendleian carbonate limestone in the Fayetteville Formation of Arkansas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Bactritimimus girtyi Flower and Gordon p. 830 figs. pl. 112, figs. 5-11
1964Bactritimimus girtyi Gordon p. 91 figs. Pl 1, figs 8,10,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderBelemnoidaGray 1849
orderHematitidaDoguzhaeva et al. 2002
familyHematitidaeGustomesov 1976
genusBactritimimus
speciesgirtyi

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.

†Bactritimimus girtyi Flower and Gordon 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) Bactritimimus girtyi (type locality: 84401)