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Ceratodus pectinatus

Osteichthyes - Ceratodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus pectinatus was named by Tabaste (1963). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Ceratodus pectinatus Tabaste p. 453
2004Ceratodus pectinatus Schultze p. 489

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyCeratodontidaeGill 1872
genusCeratodus
speciespectinatus

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.

Ceratodus pectinatus Tabaste 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 113.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Albian143.1 - 100.5Algeria (Illizi) Ceratodus pectinatus (25137)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian143.1 - 93.9Algeria (Illizi) Pisces indet. (25222)
Early/Lower Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Algeria (Illizi) Ceratodus pectinatus (25192)