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Chalcidichthys malacopterygius
Taxonomy
Chalcidichthys malacopterygius was named by David (1943). Its type specimen is CIT 10228, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel, south entrance, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Modelo Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1943 | Chalcidichthys malacopterygius David p. 25 |
| 2012 | Chalcidichthys malacopterygius Fierstine et al. p. 120 |
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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.
†Chalcidichthys malacopterygius David 1943
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (California) | Chalcidichthys malacopterygius (type locality: 185673) |