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Leptophractus obsoletus

Osteichthyes - Eogyrinidae

Taxonomy
Leptophractus obsoletus was named by Cope (1873). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio. It is the type species of Leptophractus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Leptophractus obsoletus Cope
1902Leptophractus obsoletus Hay p. 419
1970Leptophractus obsoletus Panchen p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
suborderEmbolomeri
familyEogyrinidaeWatson 1929
genusLeptophractus
speciesobsoletusCope 1873

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: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Leptophractus obsoletus (type locality: 85292)