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Palaeobalistum rectidens

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobalistum rectidens was named by Thurmond (1974). Its type specimen is SMUSMP 62105, a partial skull (vomer), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lewis, which is in an Albian terrestrial claystone in the Paluxy Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Palaeobalistum rectidens Thurmond p. 116 figs. 11; Pl. 1:4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
superfamilyPycnodontoidea
familyPycnodontidae()
subfamilyNursalliinae(Blot 1987)
genusPalaeobalistumBlainville 1818
speciesrectidens

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.

Palaeobalistum rectidens Thurmond 1974
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Albian or 113.20000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1USA (Texas) Palaeobalistum rectidens (99146)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Texas) Palaeobalistum rectidens (14390 type locality: 14391 99143)