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Sauripteris anglicus

Osteichthyes - Rhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Sauripteris anglicus was named by Woodward (1891). Its type specimen is BMNH P.200 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Sauripteris anglicus Woodward p. 366 figs. pl. xvi, figs. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassRhizodontida(Andrews and Westoll 1970)
familyRhizodontidaeTraquair 1881
genusSauripteris()
speciesanglicus

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.

†Sauripteris anglicus Woodward 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Sauripteris anglicus (232123)