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Furcacaudidae

Thelodonti - Furcacaudiformes - Furcacaudidae

Taxonomy
Furcacaudidae was named by Wilson and Caldwell (1998). Its type is Furcacauda.

It was assigned to Furcacaudiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Furcacauda (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Furcacaudidae Wilson and Caldwell
2019Furcacaudidae van der Laan p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti
orderFurcacaudiformes
familyFurcacaudidaeWilson and Caldwell 1998
familyFurcacaudidaeWilson and Caldwell 1998

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. †Furcacaudidae Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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Furcacauda fredholmae Wilson and Caldwell 1998
Furcacauda heintzae Dineley and Loeffler 1976
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Invalid names: Sigurdia heintzae Dineley and Loeffler 1976 [replaced]
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) Furcacauda heintzae, Furcacauda fredholmae (237813)
Lochkovian - Early/Lower Emsian419.62 - 399.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Sigurdia heintzae (237829)