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Pholidophorus browni

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus browni was named by Broom (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is along Caledon River [PROXY], which is in a Triassic terrestrial sandstone in South Africa.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. obesus, P. retrodorsalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Pholidophorus browni Broom p. 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusPholidophorus
speciesbrowni

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.

†Pholidophorus browni Broom 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lombardo and Tintori 2005

Age range: Late/Upper Triassic or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa (Free State) Pholidophorus browni (type locality: 220879)