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Turseodus acutus

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Turseodus acutus was named by Leidy (1857). Its type specimen is ANSP 14535, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Phoenixville Tunnel, which is in a Norian terrestrial shale/claystone in the Lockatong Formation of Pennsylvania. It is the type species of Turseodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Turseodus acutus Leidy
1902Turseodus acutus Hay p. 369
1952Turseodus acutus Schaeffer p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusTurseodusLeidy 1857
speciesacutusLeidy 1857

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.

†Turseodus acutus Leidy 1857
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Schaeffer 1952Same as for genus
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Pennsylvania) Turseodus acutus (type locality: 107421 221019)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Jersey) Turseodus acutus (12856 190915)