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Neosemionotus puntanus

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Neosemionotus puntanus was named by López-Arbarello and Codorniú (2007) [Originally identified as a species of Lepidotes]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Loma del Pterodaustro fossil site, which is in a Cretaceous lacustrine - small mudstone in the Lagarcito Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Neosemionotus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Neosemionotus puntanus López-Arbarello and Codorniú
2012Neosemionotus puntanus López-Arbarello p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
genusNeosemionotusBocchino 1973
speciespuntanus

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.

†Neosemionotus puntanus López-Arbarello and Codorniú 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Albian or 113.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Argentina (San Luis) Neosemionotus puntanus (type locality: 134523)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Argentina Neosemionotus puntanus (22710)