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Halosaurus orthensis

Actinopteri - Notacanthiformes - Halosauridae

Taxonomy
Halosaurus orthensis was named by Nolf and Brzobohaty (2002). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saubriges Paleocanyon, Chattian, which is in a Chattian marine horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Halosaurus orthensis Nolf and Brzobohaty p. 274 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 7-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderNotacanthiformes
familyHalosauridae
subfamilyHalosaurinae
genusHalosaurusJohnson 1864
speciesorthensis

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.

†Halosaurus orthensis Nolf and Brzobohaty 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France Halosaurus orthensis (type locality: 219194)