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Limanichthys fraseri
Taxonomy
Limanichthys fraseri was named by Challands et al. (2019) [Dipnoan with unossified neurocranium in which the anterolateral margin of the Y 1-bone contacts the posterolateral margin of the X-bone and the posterior margin of the X-bone contacts the anterior margin of the I-bone. Paired C-bones that contact two-thirds of the length of the medial margin of the fused K-L bones.]. Its type specimen is NMS G. 2017.10.2a (part), b (counterpart)., a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Burnmouth Limanichthys type locality, which is in a Tournaisian floodplain siltstone in the Ballagan Formation of the United Kingdom.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2019 | Limanichthys fraseri Challands et al. |
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†Limanichthys fraseri Challands et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tournaisian | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Limanichthys fraseri (type locality: 200947) |