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Muraenesox furcatus

Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Muraenesocidae

Taxonomy
Muraenesox furcatus was named by Schwarzhans (2007). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Osteroden sand pit, which is in a Lutetian marine sandstone/conglomerate in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Muraenesox furcatus Schwarzhans p. 308

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopomorpha()
orderAnguilliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyMuraenesocidae
genusMuraenesoxMclelland 1843
speciesfurcatus

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.

†Muraenesox furcatus Schwarzhans 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:49:55
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:49:55
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

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 - 41.03Germany (Lower Saxony,) Muraenesox furcatus (type locality: 188954)