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Leptopterygiidae (disused)
Taxonomy
Leptopterygiidae was named by Kuhn (1934). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Heteropinnatoidea by Appleby (1979); to Ichthyopterygia by Carroll (1988); and to Ichthyosauria by Storrs et al. (2000).
It was assigned to Heteropinnatoidea by Appleby (1979); to Ichthyopterygia by Carroll (1988); and to Ichthyosauria by Storrs et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1934 | Leptopterygiidae Kuhn |
| 1979 | Leptopterygiidae Appleby p. 943 |
| 1988 | Leptopterygiidae Carroll |
| 2000 | Leptopterygiidae Storrs et al. p. 200 |
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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.
Fm. †Leptopterygiidae Kuhn 1934
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. M. Appleby 1979 | "As for the single genus in this family." |
Measurements
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Collections
No collection or age range data are available