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Saurichthys hamiltoni

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys hamiltoni was named by Stensiö (1925). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Sticky Keep, which is in a Smithian marine shale in the Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Saurichthys hamiltoni Stensiö p. 153 figs. Pl. 26, Figs. 1-5; Pl. 27-31; Pl. 32, Figs. 1,2,4; Pl.33, figs. 1-3; Pl. 34, fig. 2
2016Saurichthys hamiltoni Kogan and Romano pp. 214, 215

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthys
specieshamiltoni

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.

Saurichthys hamiltoni Stensiö 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-05 19:36:26
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:31:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Devyatov et al. 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Saurichthys hamiltoni (120228 120231 120232)