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Axelrodichthys araripensis

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae

Taxonomy
Axelrodichthys araripensis was named by Maisey (1986). Its type specimen is AMNH 11759, a skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Axelrodichthys araripensis Maisey pp. 13-14 figs. 12-26
1998Axelrodichthys araripensis Forey p. 303
2004Axelrodichthys araripensis Schultze p. 487

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
suborderLatimeroideiSchultze 1993
familyMawsoniidaeSchultze 1993
genusAxelrodichthys
speciesararipensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 119.57000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Pernambuco) Axelrodichthys araripensis (193051)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Mexico (Puebla) Axelrodichthys araripensis (80283)