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Potanichthys wushaensis
Taxonomy
Thoracopterus wushaensis was named by Tintori et al. (2012). Its type specimen is GMPKU P-3061, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Layer 43, Nimaigu Village, Wusha Township, Xingyi, which is in a Longobardian marine limestone in the Falang Formation of China.
It was recombined as Potanichthys wushaensis by Shen and Arratia (2022).
It was recombined as Potanichthys wushaensis by Shen and Arratia (2022).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2012 | Thoracopterus wushaensis Tintori et al. p. 42 figs. 2-10 |
| 2012 | Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al. figs. 1, 2 |
| 2022 | Potanichthys wushaensis Shen and Arratia p. 1325 fig. 6D |
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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.
†Potanichthys wushaensis Tintori et al. 2012
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Invalid names: Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al. 2012 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Longobardian or 242.00000 to 235.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Longobardian | China (Guizhou) | Potanichthys xingyiensis (135735 164947) Thoracopterus wushaensis (122723 type locality: 153370 153371 153372) |