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Elginerpeton pancheni

Osteichthyes - Elginerpetontidae

Taxonomy
Elginerpeton pancheni was named by Ahlberg (1995). Its type specimen is RMSG 1967.17.1, a partial skull (Lower Jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Scaat Craig, Elgin, which is in a Frasnian fluvial horizon in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Elginerpeton.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Elginerpeton pancheni Ahlberg pp. 420-425

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
familyElginerpetontidae
genusElginerpetonAhlberg 1995
speciespancheni

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.

†Elginerpeton pancheni Ahlberg 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15United Kingdom (Scotland) Elginerpeton pancheni (type locality: 176215)