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Joffrichthys tanyourus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Joffrichthys tanyourus was named by Murray et al. (2018). Its type specimen is TMP 2015.011.0003, a skeleton (complete skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Edge of Calgary, which is in a Paleocene fluvial sandstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada.

Entered
by P. Holroyd on 2018-02-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Joffrichthys tanyourus Murray et al. p. 5 figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossomorpha()
genusJoffrichthysLi and Wilson 1996
speciestanyourus

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.

†Joffrichthys tanyourus Murray et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Late/Upper Paleocene or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Canada (Alberta) Joffrichthys tanyourus (type locality: 191920)