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Drydenius insignis

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Drydenius insignis was named by Traquair (1890). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMS 1950.38.85, a partial skull (splenial). Its type locality is Burghlee Ironstone, Loanhead, Midlothian, which is in a Pendleian terrestrial ironstone/limestone in the Limestone Coal Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Drydenius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Drydenius insignis Traquair

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusDrydeniusTraquair 1890
speciesinsignisTraquair 1890

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.

Drydenius insignis Traquair 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Drydenius insignis (type locality: 174421)