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Grandfieldia callilepidota

Palaeonisciformes - Rhabdolepidae

Taxonomy
Grandfieldia callilepidota was named by Daly (1973). Its type specimen is FM UF 1059, a partial skeleton (partial skull with shoulder girdle and pectoral fins), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is southwest of Grandfield, which is in a Kungurian fluvial shale/sandstone in the Hennessey Formation of Oklahoma. It is the type species of Grandfieldia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Grandfieldia callilepidota Daly p. 564

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyRhabdolepidae
genusGrandfieldia
speciescallilepidota

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.

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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Oklahoma) Grandfieldia callilepidota (type locality: 67945)