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Estesesox foxi

Actinopteri - Esociformes - Esocidae

Taxonomy
Estesesox foxi was named by Wilson et al. (1992). Its type specimen is UCMP 53709, a tooth (incomplete dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Estesesox.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Estesesox foxi Wilson et al. figs. pl. 4:3-6
2001Estesesox foxi Peng et al. p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderEsociformes
familyEsocidae(Cuvier 1817)
genusEstesesox
speciesfoxi

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.

†Estesesox foxi Wilson et al. 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:34:00
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Lancian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Estesesox foxi (227222)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Estesesox foxi (14425 14428 190344 190345)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Estesesox foxi (227223 227224)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Estesesox foxi (14463)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Estesesox foxi (75836)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Estesesox foxi (22697 34302 34305 34307 34309 34315 34320 34322 45238 45671 45674 45822 45892 45893 45897 45898 47784 47793 47812 67893 67894)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Estesesox foxi (45560 45561 45564 45565 45566 45567 45670 45820)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Estesesox foxi (45819 45821 45894)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Estesesox foxi (227221)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Estesesox foxi (14508 14549 14568 14582 14615)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Platacodon nanus (14566)