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Gaffneylania

Osteichthyes - Meiolaniidae

Taxonomy

Species
G. auricularis (type species)
Entered
by P. Mannion on 2015-11-24; modified by P. Mannion on 2015-11-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Gaffneylania Sterli et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
ArchelosauriaCrawford 2015
Pantestudines
Testudinata(Oppel 1811)
Perichelydia
Meiolaniformes
familyMeiolaniidaeLydekker 1887
genusGaffneylania

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.

G. †Gaffneylania Sterli et al. 2015
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Gaffneylania auricularis Sterli et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-29 07:47:51
Modified: 2017-04-29 07:47:51
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Sterli 2015

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Chubut) G. auricularis (208475 208477)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) G. auricularis (142929)