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Obaichthys laevis
Taxonomy
Obaichthys laevis was named by Wenz and Brito (1992). Its type specimen is DGM 1155 P, a partial skeleton (skull, one scale, isolated vertebra), and it is a compression fossil. It is the type species of Dentilepisosteus.
It was recombined as Dentilepisosteus laevis by Grande (2010).
It was recombined as Dentilepisosteus laevis by Grande (2010).
Entered
by M. Bell on 2013-03-20; modified by M. Bell on 2013-10-27
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Obaichthys laevis Wenz and Kellner |
| 1992 | Obaichthys laevis Wenz and Brito p. 690 |
| 2010 | Dentilepisosteus laevis Grande p. 690 |
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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.
†Obaichthys laevis Wenz and Brito 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Ceará) | Obaichthys laevis (92290) |