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Palaeomorrhua thulei

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Phycidae

Taxonomy
Palaeomorrhua thulei was named by Schwarzhans (2004). Its type specimen is MGUH 27176, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sonja Lens, Agatdalen, Nugssuaq, which is in a Danian deltaic sandstone in the Agatdal Formation of Greenland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Palaeomorrhua thulei Schwarzhans p. 14 figs. Fig. 8 A-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
suborderGadoidei
familyPhycidae
genusPalaeomorrhuaGaemers and Schwarzhans 1973
speciesthulei

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.

Palaeomorrhua thulei Schwarzhans 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Palaeomorrhua thulei (type locality: 22943)