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Sciaenurus bowerbanki
Taxonomy
Sciaenurus bowerbanki was named by Agassiz (1845).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Sciaenurus bowerbanki Agassiz 1845
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. J. Day 2002 | A sparid distinguished by a steeply inclined ethmoid±vomerine region and posterior ̄attening of the ethmoid crest. The elongate form of the head and partially preserved trunk suggests a body depth ratio of approximately 4:1. The lever arm of the maxilla is straight and elongate, with a reduced dorsal crest. The dorsal margin of the premaxillary alveolar process is straight. The dentition consists of a single row of caniniform teeth along the occlusal margin of the jaw. |
Measurements
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Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Sciaenurus bowerbanki (8050 13299) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom | Sciaenurus bowerbanki (215472) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Virginia) | Sciaenurus bowerbanki (15595) |