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Chamaeleognathus iordanskyi

Osteichthyes - Priscagamidae

Taxonomy
Chamaeleognathus iordanskyi was named by Alifanov (1996). Its type specimen is PIN 3142/345, a skull (very weill preserved skull with mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav, Red Beds (PIN coll. 3142) [SMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Chamaeleognathus.

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by R. Benson on 2011-10-12; modified by R. Benson on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Chamaeleognathus iordanskyi Alifanov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
IguanomorphaSukhanov 1961
ChamaeleontiformesConrad 2008
familyPriscagamidae()
tribePriscagaminiBorsuk-Bialynicka and Moody 1984
genusChamaeleognathus
speciesiordanskyi

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.

Chamaeleognathus iordanskyi Alifanov 1996
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Chamaeleognathus iordanskyi (type locality: 11582)