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Australosomus longirostris

Pholidopleuriformes - Pholidopleuridae

Taxonomy
Australosomus longirostris was named by Beltan (1968). Its type specimen is I.P. 246, a skull, and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Australosomus longirostris Beltan p. 63 figs. 19-21; pls. 23-24; 3a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderPholidopleuriformes
familyPholidopleuridaeNielsen 1949
genusAustralosomusPivetau 1930
specieslongirostris

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 mobilec
Diet: microcarnivoreg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Created: 2014-02-08 20:14:16
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:14:16
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Neuman and Wilson 1985, 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 Australosomus longirostris (153683)