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Osteopleurus
Taxonomy
Osteopleurus was named by Schaeffer (1941).
It was assigned to Coelacanthini by Schaeffer (1941); and to Coelacanthidae by Rapp (1946).
It was assigned to Coelacanthini by Schaeffer (1941); and to Coelacanthidae by Rapp (1946).
Species
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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.
G. †Osteopleurus Schaeffer 1941
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†Osteopleurus milleri Shainin 1943
†Osteopleurus newarki Bryant 1934
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| B. Schaeffer 1941 | Long, ossified, pleuiral ribs. ay between first and second dorsal fins. Plates of pelvic girdle quadrilateral in shape. Basal plate of anal fin bifurcated. Basal plate of first dorsal, triangular. Basal plate of second dorsal, deeply bifurcated. Scales possessing about five prominent parallel ridges. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Carnian - Norian | USA (North Carolina) | O. sp. (89149) | |
| Norian | USA (Pennsylvania) | Coelacanthus newarki (99375) O. newarki (221018) | |
| Norian | USA (New Jersey) | O. newarki (91743 190915) O. newarki, O. milleri (12856) |