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Phyllodus paulkatoi

Osteichthyes - Elopiformes - Phyllodontidae

Taxonomy
Phyllodus paulkatoi was named by Estes and Hiatt (1978). Its type specimen is UCMP 119563. Its type locality is UCMP V78043, which is in a Maastrichtian fluvial sandstone in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Phyllodus paulkatoi Estes and Hiatt p. 2 figs. 1-2
1989Phyllodus paulkatoi Bryant p. 26
2024Phyllodus paulkatoi Boles et al. p. 185 fig. 3C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyPhyllodontidaeSauvage 1875
genusPhyllodus
speciespaulkatoi

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.

Phyllodus paulkatoi Estes and Hiatt 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Puercan or 72.20000 to 63.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Phyllodus paulkatoi (type locality: 192047)
Pu366.0 - 63.4USA (Montana) Phyllodus paulkatoi (14738)
Puercan66.0 - 63.4USA (Montana) Phyllodus toliapicus (14766)