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Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis

Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Obaichthyidae

Taxonomy
Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis was named by Grande (2010) [species originally described as questionably included in this genus]. Its type specimen is BMNH P.6b345 (scale) and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis Grande p. 715 figs. 496A-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderLepisosteiformesHay 1929
suborderLepisosteioidei
superfamilyLepisosteoidea
familyObaichthyidae
genusDentilepisosteus
specieskemkemensis

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.

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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 21:27:01
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:32:18
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Béchar) Dentilepisosteus kemkemensis (224512 224513)