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Macrurus praecursor

Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae

Taxonomy
Macrurus praecursor was named by Koken (1891). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

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by M. Uhen on 2021-10-14; modified by M. Uhen on 2021-10-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Macrurus praecursor Koken p. 96
1925Macrurus praecursor Frost p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Paracanthopterygii()
orderGadiformesGoodrich 1909
familyMacrouridaeJordan and Evermann 1898
genusMacrurusBloch 1786
speciespraecursor

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.

†Macrurus praecursor Koken 1891
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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 21:19:31
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:19:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Neogene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.04 - 2.58Indonesia (Aceh) Macrurus praecursor (223637)