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Bothriagenys mysterion

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Bothriagenys mysterion was named by Nydam (2002). Its type specimen is OMNH 28119, a mandible (left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is OMNH V695, Mussentuchit, which is in a Cenomanian floodplain sandstone in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Bothriagenys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bothriagenys mysterion Nydam p. 649 figs. 5, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Scincomorpha()
genusBothriagenys
speciesmysterion

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.

Bothriagenys mysterion Nydam 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Bothriagenys mysterion (type locality: 14396 14405)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Bothriagenys mysterion (200385)