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Lepidorhynchus frosti

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Lepidorhynchus frosti was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47452, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Lepidorhynchus frosti Schwarzhans p. 162
2021Lepidorhynchus frosti Schwarzhans and Nielsen p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusLepidorhynchusRichardson 1846
speciesfrosti

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.

†Lepidorhynchus frosti Schwarzhans 2019
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Altonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 18.70000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Lepidorhynchus frosti (46982 241730 241732)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Lepidorhynchus frosti (219271 219318 219341 219595 219597 219598 219601 219602 219604 219605 219606 219608 219609)