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Barlowodidae
Taxonomy
Barlowodidae was named by Märss et al. (2002). Its type is Barlowodus.
It was assigned to Furcacaudiformes by Märss et al. (2002), van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Furcacaudiformes by Märss et al. (2002), van der Laan (2019).
Subtaxa
Barlowodus (type genus), Sophialepis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Barlowodidae Märss et al. p. 113 |
| 2019 | Barlowodidae van der Laan p. 21 |
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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.
Fm. †Barlowodidae Märss et al. 2002
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G. †Barlowodus Märss et al. 2002
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†Barlowodus excelsus Märss et al. 2002
†Barlowodus floralis Märss et al. 2002
†Barlowodus tridens Märss et al. 2002
G. †Sophialepis Märss et al. 2002
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| T. Märss et al. 2002 | Scales very small with very complicated crown sculpture; dentine tubules in crown relatively wide; base penetrated by very wide, strong, intrinsic and extrinsic fibre tubules (criss-crossed aspidine “pegs”). |
Measurements
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| Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 416.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Lochkovian | Canada (Nunavut) | Sophialepis ancorata (238861) | |
| Lochkovian | Canada (Nunavut) | Barlowodus excelsus, Barlowodus floralis, Barlowodus tridens (237793) |