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Brevisaurichthys osseus

Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Brevisaurichthys osseus was named by Beltan (1972). Its type specimen is M37, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Montral and Alcover Quarries (MSB), which is in a Ladinian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Muschelkalk Formation of Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Brevisaurichthys osseus Beltan p. 304 figs. 8, pl. XIV, XV

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiƶ 1925
genusBrevisaurichthys
speciesosseus

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.

Brevisaurichthys osseus Beltan 1972
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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: Carroll 1988, Devyatov et al. 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain Brevisaurichthys osseus (type locality: 149852)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain (Tarragona) Brevisaurichthys osseus (109710)