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Saurichthys orientalis

Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Saurichthys orientalis was named by Sytchevskaya (1999). Its type specimen is PIN 3267/172a, b, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Madygen, PIN collection 3267, which is in a Carnian lacustrine - small siliciclastic in the Madygen Formation of Kyrgyzstan.

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by M. Carrano on 2019-04-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Saurichthys orientalis Sytchevskaya p. 465

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusSaurichthys
speciesorientalis

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.

Saurichthys orientalis Sytchevskaya 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-05 19:36:26
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:31:35
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Devyatov et al. 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Kyrgyzstan Saurichthys orientalis (217301)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Kyrgyzstan (Ösh) Saurichthys orientalis (type locality: 200781)