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Oxyosteus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Brachydeiridae

Taxonomy
Oxyosteus was named by Jaeckel (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-m D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Brachydeiridae by Denison (1978); and to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Oxyosteus Jaeckel
1978Oxyosteus Denison
2002Oxyosteus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyBrachydeiroideaDenison 1978
familyBrachydeiridaeGross 1932
genusOxyosteusJaeckel 1911

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. †Oxyosteus Jaeckel 1911
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†Oxyosteus magnus Gross 1932
†Oxyosteus rostratus Gross 1932
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Frasnian or 379.00000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany O. rostratus, O. magnus (233181)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) O. sp. (226394)