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Champsodon timaruensis

Actinopteri - Champsodontidae

Taxonomy
Champsodon timaruensis was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is NMNZ S.47589, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pareora River, which is in an Altonian marine sandstone in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Champsodon timaruensis Schwarzhans p. 225

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderAcanthopterygii
—Percomorpha
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
—Trachiniformes
familyChampsodontidae
genusChampsodonGünther 1867
speciestimaruensis

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.

†Champsodon timaruensis Schwarzhans 2019
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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: Altonian or 18.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (North Shore) Champsodon timaruensis (219523 219526)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) Champsodon timaruensis (type locality: 219593)