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Gigapteryx tethyestris

Amphibia

Taxonomy
Gigapteryx tethyestris was named by Forey et al. (2003). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal wackestone/mudstone in the Sannine Formation of Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Gigapteryx tethyestris Forey et al. p. 229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomEmbryophyta
classAmphibia
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
RankNameAuthor
phylumSphenophyta
superorderAcanthopterygii
genusGigapteryx
speciestethyestris

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.

†Gigapteryx tethyestris Forey et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2005-03-06 14:47:58
Modified: 2005-03-06 16:47:58
Source: subc = subclass, c = class
References: Uhen 2004, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Gigapteryx tethyestris (type locality: 124426)