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Echidnocephalus troscheli

Taxonomy
Echidnocephalus troschelii was named by von der Marck (1858). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bauerschaft Bracht, near Sendenhorst, which is in a Campanian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ahlen Formation of Germany.

It was corrected as Echidnocephalus troscheli by von der Marck (1863), von der Marck (1868), von der Marck (1873), Woodward (1901).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Echidnocephalus troschelii von der Marck p. 247
1863Echidnocephalus troscheli von der Marck p. 55 figs. Pl 8, fig 1
1868Echidnocephalus troscheli von der Marck p. 288
1873Echidnocephalus troscheli von der Marck p. 62
1901Echidnocephalus troscheli Woodward p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusEchidnocephalus
speciestroscheli()

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.

†Echidnocephalus troscheli von der Marck 1858
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Diagnosis
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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: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Echidnocephalus troscheli (221714) Echidnocephalus troschelii (213198)