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Bavaricordylus molassicus

Osteichthyes - Cordylidae

Taxonomy
Bavaricordylus molassicus was named by Böhme (2010). Its type specimen is BSPG 2008 XXIV 1, a mandible (anterior part of right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Puttenhausen 1, which is in a MN 5 floodplain horizon in the Upper Freshwater Molasse Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Bavaricordylus molassicus Böhme p. 23 fig. 9J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
familyCordylidaeGray 1837
genusBavaricordylusKosma 2004
speciesmolassicus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Bavaricordylus molassicus (34615)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Bavaria) Bavaricordylus molassicus (type locality: 49418)