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Palaeopantodon

Osteichthyes - Osteoglossiformes - Pantodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopantodon was named by Taverne (2021). Its type is Palaeopantodon vandersypeni.

It was assigned to Pantodontidae by Taverne (2021).

Species
P. vandersypeni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Palaeopantodon Taverne p. 701

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossomorpha()
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
suborderOsteoglossoidei
familyPantodontidaePeters 1876
genusPalaeopantodon

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. †Palaeopantodon Taverne 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:33:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:30
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon P. vandersypeni (221948)