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Saurostomus
Taxonomy
Saurostomus was named by Agassiz (1833) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].
It was assigned to Sauroidei by Owen (1859); to Pachycormidae by Wenz (1967); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asthenocorminae by Cooper et al. (2022), Weis et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Sauroidei by Owen (1859); to Pachycormidae by Wenz (1967); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asthenocorminae by Cooper et al. (2022), Weis et al. (2024).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1833 | Saurostomus Agassiz p. 14 |
| 1858 | Lycodus Quenstedt |
| 1859 | Saurostomus Owen p. 126 |
| 1967 | Saurostomus Wenz p. 137 |
| 2002 | Saurostomus Sepkoski |
| 2022 | Saurostomus Cooper et al. p. 7 |
| 2024 | Saurostomus Weis et al. p. 10 |
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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.
G. †Saurostomus Agassiz 1833
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†Saurostomus esocinus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Caturus gigas Sauvage 1891 [synonym], Eugnathus giganteus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Lycodus gigas Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Pachycormus bollensis Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Pachycormus latirostris Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Pachycormus westermani Winkler 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lycodus Quenstedt 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Tenuicostatum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma
Collections (17 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Toarcian | Germany | S. esocinus (122170) | |
| Early/Lower Toarcian | France | S. esocinus (122735) | |
| Falciferum | United Kingdom (England) | S. esocinus (132646) | |
| Falciferum | France | Caturus gigas (122734) | |
| Falciferum | Germany (Baden-Württenburg) | S. esocinus (91658) | |
| Falciferum | Germany | S. esocinus (228286) S. sp., S. esocinus (139759) | |
| Falciferum | Luxembourg | S. sp., S. esocinus (228290) | |
| Tenuicostatum | Germany (Baden-Württenburg) | S. esocinus (122460 228287 228288 228289) S. sp., S. esocinus (228291) | |
| Toarcian | United Kingdom (England) | S. esocinus (122167 122373) | |
| Toarcian | Germany | S. esocinus (132037) | |
| Toarcian | Germany (Würtemberg) | S. esocinus (122171) |