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Coccosteus macromus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Taxonomy
Coccosteus macromus was named by Cope (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Leroy (locality 2), which is in a Frasnian marine horizon in the Chemung Formation of Pennsylvania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Coccosteus macromus Cope p. 225
1902Coccosteus macromus Hay p. 344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusCoccosteus
speciesmacromus

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.

†Coccosteus macromus Cope 1892
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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: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvania) Coccosteus macromus (type locality: 164512)