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Brevisaurichthys

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Brevisaurichthys was named by Beltan (1972).

It was assigned to Saurichthyidae by Beltan (1972) and Beltan (1984).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Brevisaurichthys Beltan p. 303
1984Brevisaurichthys Beltan p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusBrevisaurichthys

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.

G. †Brevisaurichthys Beltan 1972
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Brevisaurichthys osseus Beltan 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-05 19:36:26
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:31:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Devyatov et al. 2005, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain B. sp. (153774) B. sp., B. osseus (149852)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Tarragona) B. osseus (109710)