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Megapleuron zangerli
Taxonomy
Megapleuron zangerli was named by Schultze (1977) [Large E- and B-bone, C-bones smaller. Rostralabrostral length of E to the length of B between 4:5 and 3:4, rostralabrostral length of C to the length of B 2: 3.]. Its type specimen is FMNH R 5323, a skeleton (a small, nearly complete fish preserved in counterpart), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Megapleuron zangerli-type locality, which is in a Pennsylvanian interdistributary bay horizon in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1977 | Megapleuron zangerli Schultze figs. 3-9 |
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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.
†Megapleuron zangerli Schultze 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Middle Pennsylvanian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pennsylvanian | USA (Illinois) | Megapleuron zangerli (type locality: 194740) |