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Pycnodus bicresta

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Pycnodus bicresta was named by Kumar and Loyal (1987). Its type specimen is VPL/K 593, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East Babbian Gala Locality, which is in a Lutetian channel lag shale in the Subathu Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Pycnodus bicresta Kumar and Loyal p. 70

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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()
subfamilyPycnodontinaeAgassiz 1833
genusPycnodus
speciesbicresta

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.

Pycnodus bicresta Kumar and Loyal 1987
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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: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Lutetian or 72.20000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Pycnodus bicresta (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Pycnodus sp. (27014)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Pycnodus bicresta (60397)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Pycnodus bicresta (222693)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03India (Jammu and Kashmir) Pycnodus bicresta (type locality: 31299)