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Tiktaalik roseae

Osteichthyes - Osteolepidiformes - Panderichthyidae

Taxonomy
Tiktaalik roseae was named by Daeschler et al. (2006) [NUFV = Nunavut Fossil Vertebrate Collection]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is NUFV 108. Its type locality is Bird Fiord, which is in a Frasnian fluvial sandstone/siltstone in the Fram Formation of Canada.

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2006-04-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Tiktaalik roseae Daeschler et al. p. 759 figs. Fig. 2-5
2016Tiktaalik roseae Borgen and Nakrem

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassOsteolepidida(Boulenger 1901)
orderOsteolepidiformes
suborderCyclolepidoidei
familyPanderichthyidaeVorobyeva and Larskaja 1968
subfamilyElpistosteginae
genusTiktaalik
speciesroseae

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.

Tiktaalik roseae Daeschler et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Frasnian or 382.31000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Canada (Nunavut) Tiktaalik roseae (238424)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Nunavut) Tiktaalik roseae (type locality: 59674)