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Euteleostei
Taxonomy
Euteleostei was named by Rosen (1973) [possibly 1974]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Teleostei by Grande (1988), Murray (1996), Bannikov (2014); and to Clupeocephala by Nolf and Dockery (1990), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Teleostei by Grande (1988), Murray (1996), Bannikov (2014); and to Clupeocephala by Nolf and Dockery (1990), Nelson et al. (2016), Ebersole et al. (2024), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1973 | Euteleostei Rosen |
| 1988 | Euteleostei Grande |
| 1990 | Euteleostei Nolf and Dockery III p. 5 |
| 1996 | Euteleostei Murray p. 642 |
| 2014 | Euteleostei Bannikov p. 26 |
| 2016 | Euteleostei Nelson et al. p. 241 |
| 2024 | Eutelostei Ebersole et al. p. 13 |
| 2025 | Euteleostei Cicimurri et al. p. 81 |
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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.
Unr. Euteleostei Rosen 1973
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Fm. †Protostomiidae Arambourg 1943
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Invalid names: Lampridiomorpha [empty], Lamprimorpha [empty], Osmeromorpha [empty], Scopelomorpha [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Rupelian or 100.50000 to 27.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albian - Cenomanian | Mexico (Hidalgo) | Euteleostei indet. (135815) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Italy | Protostomias maroccanus (214600) | |
| Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Utah) | Euteleostei indet. U-4 (14385) | |
| Early/Lower Turonian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Avitosmerus canadensis (220881) Euteleostei indet., Avitosmerus canadensis (220907) | |
| Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian | USA (Utah) | Euteleostei indet. HvB (14414) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian | Argentina (Neuquén) | Osteichthyes indet. (49415) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | Anguilla sahelalmae (221157) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | USA (Utah) | Euteleostei indet. U-4 (181388) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Utah) | Euteleostei indet. BvE (75836) | |
| Lancian | USA (Montana) | Euteleostei indet. RvB (144500 192242) | |
| Lancian | USA (Wyoming) | Euteleostei indet. RvB (14519) | |
| Rupelian | Romania | Pronotacanthus sahelalmae (50344) |