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Eosaurus acadianus

Cephalopoda - Redfieldiiformes - Brookvaliidae

Taxonomy
Eosaurus acadianus was named by Marsh (1862). Its type specimen is Yale No. 1648.2, a set of vertebrae, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eosaurus.

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by G. Lloyd on 2015-05-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Eosaurus acadianus Marsh
1902Eosaurus acadianus Hay p. 421

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—HalecostomiRegan 1903
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
infraclassActinopteri()
orderRedfieldiiformes(Berg 1940)
familyBrookvaliidaeBerg 1940
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
genusEosaurus
speciesacadianusMarsh 1862

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.

†Eosaurus acadianus Marsh 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003
Collections
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