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Palaeopantodon

Osteichthyes - Paphosisciformes - Dwykiidae

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()
infraclassActinopteri()
familyDwykiidae
familyKenderlichthyidae
familyNematoptychiidaeKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyPalaeobergiidaeKazantseva 1968
orderPaphosisciformes
orderPercomorphi
orderPhanerosteoniformes
orderPlectognathi
orderRedfieldiiformes(Berg 1940)
familyBrookvaliidaeBerg 1940
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
classChondrichthyes
orderRhadinichthyiformes
RankNameAuthor
orderScleroparei
familyScopelidae
familyTurseoidae
familyUydeniidaeKazantseva-Selezneva 1980
familyCoccolepidaeBerg 1940
familyTienshaniscidaeLiu and Wang 1978
orderPtycholepidiformes
orderDiscordichthyiformesMinikh 1998
orderAmphicentriformes
familyTeleopterinidaeBerg 1936
familyStyracopteridaeMoy-Thomas 1937
familyAmphicentridaeYoung 1866
orderAeduelliformesHeyler 1969
orderScanilepidiformes()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
suborderOsteoglossoidei
familyPantodontidaePeters 1876
genusPalaeopantodonTraquair 1875

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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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)