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Cheirolepis jonesi

Cheirolepidiformes - Cheirolepididae

Taxonomy
Cheirolepis jonesi was named by Newman et al. (2021). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PMO 235.120, a skull (Head and anterior postcranium). Its type locality is Estheriahaugen North, which is in a Givetian marine ironstone/mudstone in the Tordalen Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Cheirolepis jonesi Newman et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderCheirolepidiformes
familyCheirolepididaePander 1860
genusCheirolepis
speciesjonesi

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.

†Cheirolepis jonesi Newman et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Cheirolepis jonesi (type locality: 225592)