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Ambodipia madagascariensis

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Ambodipia madagascariensis was named by Beltan (1968). Its type specimen is 130, a skull, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Ambodipo (MNHN fish), which is in a Dienerian marine siliciclastic in Madagascar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Ambodipia madagascariensis Beltan p. 18 figs. 4; pl. 5A-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusAmbodipia
speciesmadagascariensis

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: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar Ambodipia madagascariensis (type locality: 153677)