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Xiushanosteus mirabilis

Taxonomy
Xiushanosteus mirabilis was named by Zhu et al. (2022). Its type specimen is IVPP V300001, a skeleton (part and counterpart of a complete fish), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chongqing lagerstatte near Lianghe village, Yongdong Township, which is in a Telychian marine horizon in the Huixingshao Formation of China. It is the type species of Xiushanosteus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Xiushanosteus mirabilis Zhu et al. p. 954

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
genusXiushanosteus
speciesmirabilis

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Xiushanosteus mirabilis Zhu et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China Xiushanosteus mirabilis (type locality: 236761)