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Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi

Actinopteri - Pycnodontiformes - Pycnodontidae

Taxonomy
Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi was named by Cawley et al. (2020). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GSUB V2302, a skeleton. Its type locality is Galgenknapp Quarry, bed 143, which is in a Turonian carbonate marl in the Hesseltal Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Njoerdichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi Cawley et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
suborderPycnodontoidei
familyPycnodontidae()
genusNjoerdichthys
speciesdyckerhoffi

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.

Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi Cawley et al. 2020
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi (221238)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Westphalia) Njoerdichthys dyckerhoffi (type locality: 221234)