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Dictyopyge formosa

Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Taxonomy
Dictyopyge formosa was named by Broom (1913). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bekkers Kraal, which is in a Triassic terrestrial sandstone in South Africa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Dictyopyge formosa Broom p. 262

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderRedfieldioidei(Berg 1955)
familyRedfieldiidaeHutchinson 1973
genusDictyopygeEgerton 1847
speciesformosa

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.

Dictyopyge formosa Broom 1913
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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 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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) Dictyopyge formosa (type locality: 220878)