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Apsgnathus triptodon

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Apsgnathus triptodon was named by Nydam et al. (2013). Its type specimen is TMM 43057-264, a mandible (partial left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Terlingua, which is in a Judithian estuary/bay conglomerate/sandstone in the Aguja Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Apsgnathus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Apsgnathus triptodon Nydam et al. p. 1086 figs. 6A-H

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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()
Scincomorpha()
genusApsgnathus
speciestriptodon

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.

Apsgnathus triptodon Nydam et al. 2013
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Apsgnathus triptodon (200385)
Judithian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Teiidae indet. (type locality: 14489)