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Palaeorhynchus senectus

Osteichthyes - Istiophoriformes - Palaeorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Palaeorhynchus senectus was named by Danilt'chenko (1962). Its type specimen is PIN 1413/80 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dabakhana Gorge, Tbilisi, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in the Dabakhana Svita Formation of Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Palaeorhynchus senectus Danilt'chenko p. 123
1980Palaeorhynchus senectus Danil'chenko p. 123
2011Palaeorhynchus senectus Monsch and Bannikov p. 290 figs. Fig. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
Carangaria
orderIstiophoriformes
familyPalaeorhynchidae
genusPalaeorhynchus(de Blainville 1818)
speciessenectus

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.

Palaeorhynchus senectus Danilt'chenko 1962
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. A. Monsch and A. F. Bannikov 2011Deep head: depth equal to 31% of length.
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Georgia Palaeorhynchus senectus (type locality: 185619)