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Leedsichthys
Taxonomy
Leedsichthys was named by Woodward (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: J Call-m J Oxfo]. It is not extant. Its type is Leedsichthys problematicus.
It was assigned to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Pachycormidae by Friedman et al. (2010); and to Asthenocorminae by Cooper et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Amiiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Pachycormidae by Friedman et al. (2010); and to Asthenocorminae by Cooper et al. (2022).
Species
L. problematicus (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1889 | Leedsichthys Woodward |
| 1890 | Leedsia Woodward |
| 2002 | Leedsichthys Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Leedsichthys Friedman et al. p. S36 |
| 2022 | Leedsichthys Cooper et al. p. 7 |
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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. †Leedsichthys Woodward 1889
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†Leedsichthys problematicus Woodward 1889
Invalid names: Leedsia Woodward 1890 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Middle Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 168.20000 to 161.50000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Bathonian | France | L. sp. (174569) | |
| Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | L. sp. (149242 149243) | |
| Early/Lower Callovian | France | L. sp. (174570) | |
| Middle Callovian | United Kingdom (England) | Leedsia problematica (133067) | |
| Late/Upper Callovian - Middle Oxfordian | France (Basse Normandie) | L. problematicus (174568) |