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Chirodipterus onawayensis

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Chirodipteridae

Taxonomy
Chirodipterus onawayensis was named by Schultze (1982) [Chirodipterus with long prepineal region (nearly 50% of midline length of skull) and small orbit; bone 10 does not reach bone 8, bone 4 forms posterodorsal margin of orbit but does not reach operculum, bone 1b excluded from margin of orbit; dermopalatine relatively large in comparison to other dipterids.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chirodipterus onawayensis-type locality, which is in a Devonian marine horizon in the Koehler Limestone Formation of Michigan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Chirodipterus onawayensis Schultze figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
familyChirodipteridae
genusChirodipterusGross 1933
speciesonawayensis

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.

Chirodipterus onawayensis Schultze 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Chirodipterus onawayensis (type locality: 194741)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Chirodipterus onawayensis (238765)