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Osteolaemus tetraspes

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Osteolaemus tetraspes was named by Cope (1861). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Osteolaemus tetraspes Cope
2002Osteolaemus tetraspes Lang and Guilette p. 213
2011Osteolaemus tetraspes Puértolas et al.
2020Osteolaemus tetraspis Brochu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
RankNameAuthor
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
suborderEusuchiaHuxley 1875
—Crocodylia(Owen 1842)
—LongirostresCuvier
—Crocodyloidea(Deraniyagala 1939)
—Crocodylidae(Cuvier 1807)
—Osteolaeminae
—Osteolaemini
genusOsteolaemusCope 1860
speciestetraspesCope 1861

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: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: carnivoreuc
Created: 2009-01-03 20:38:59
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:38:59
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uganda Osteolaemus tetraspis (22444)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6Uganda Osteolaemus tetraspis (22376 22424)