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Gurvanichthys mongoliensis

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Archaeomaenidae

Taxonomy
Gurvanichthys mongoliensis was named by Jakovlev (1986). Its type specimen is PIN 3281/1, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gurvan-Ereny-Nuruu (Outcrop 236/29), which is in an Aptian lacustrine - large shale/sandstone in the Gurvan-Eren Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Gurvanichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Gurvanichthys mongoliensis Jakovlev pp. 180-181 figs. 157; Pl XXIII fig 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyArchaeomaenidaeWade 1941
genusGurvanichthys
speciesmongoliensis

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.

†Gurvanichthys mongoliensis Jakovlev 1986
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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: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Mongolia (Govi-Altai) Gurvanichthys mongoliensis (type locality: 122332)