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Eomesodon

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Eomesodon was named by Woodward (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori J Tith-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,452].

It was assigned to Pycnodontes by Gardiner (1960); to Brembodontidae by Nursall (1996); to Mesturidae by Delsate et al. (2002); and to Pycnodontiformes by Poyato-Ariza and Wenz (2002), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Eomesodon Woodward
1960Eomesodon Gardiner p. 320
1996Eomesodon Nursall p. 135
2002Eomesodon Delsate et al. p. 33
2002Eomesodon Poyato-Ariza and Wenz p. 218
2002Eomesodon Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
genusEomesodonWoodward 1918

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. †Eomesodon Woodward 1918
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Eomesodon barnesi Woodward 1906
Eomesodon depressus Woodward 1918
Eomesodon hoeferi Gorjanovic-Kramberger 1905
Eomesodon liassicus Egerton 1854
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Alaunian to the top of the Late/Upper Barremian or 215.38000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria E. hoeferi (207544 207548) Mesodon hoeferi (122455)
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Belgium E. liassicus (40087)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5United Kingdom Pycnodus liassicus (131892)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom Pycnodus liassicus (131994 131995)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3India (Rajasthan) E. sp. (230278)
Late/Upper Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) E. sp. (28006)