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Palaeobalistum dossantosi

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobalistum dossantosi was named by Maury (1930). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Right bank of Rio Gramame (Sphenodiscus zone), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in the Gramame Formation of Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Palaeobalistum dossantosi Maury p. 38 figs. pl. 2, fig. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyNursalliinae(Blot 1987)
genusPalaeobalistumBlainville 1818
speciesdossantosi

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 mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Brazil (ParaĆ­ba) Palaeobalistum dossantosi (type locality: 88070)