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Terminonaris robusta

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Terminonaris robusta was named by Wu et al. (2001). Its type specimen is AMNH 5850, a skull (Complete skull with incomplete lower jaws), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
  • Teleorhinus mesabiensis was named by Erickson (1969). Its type specimen is SMVP P68.56.1, a partial skull (Anterior end of the snout), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mesabi Iron Range, which is in a Cenomanian marginal marine horizon in the Coleraine Formation of Minnesota.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Terminonaris robusta by Wu et al. (2001).
  • Teleorhinus robustus was named by Mook (1934). Its type specimen is AMNH 5850, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is East of Pryor, which is in a Cenomanian/Turonian marine shale in the Benton Shale Formation of Montana.

    It was replaced with Terminonaris robusta by Wu et al. (2001).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Teleorhinus robustus Mook p. 1
1969Teleorhinus mesabiensis Erickson
2001Terminonaris robusta Wu et al.
2011Terminonaris robusta Nascimento and Zaher
2012Terminonaris robusta Bronzati et al.
2014Terminonaris robusta Sertich and O'Connor

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
—SuchiaKrebs 1974
—Paracrocodylomorpha
—Loricata(Merrem 1820)
—Crocodylomorpha()
—Solidocrania
suborderCrocodyliformes
—MesoeucrocodyliaWhetstone and Whybrow 1983
—NeosuchiaClark 1988
—Coelognathosuchia()
—Tethysuchia()
—Pholidosauridae()
genusTerminonarisOsborn 1904
speciesrobusta

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.

†Terminonaris robusta Wu et al. 2001
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Invalid names: Teleorhinus mesabiensis Erickson 1969 [synonym], Teleorhinus robustus Mook 1934 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: carnivoresubo
Created: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:39:01
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Bush and Bambach 2015, Benton 1983, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Minnesota) Teleorhinus mesabiensis (116293)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Texas) Terminonaris robusta (113772 113773)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8USA (Montana) Teleorhinus robustus (100091)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Terminonaris robusta (118036)