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Eoxanta lacertifrons

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Eoxanta lacertifrons was named by Borsuk-Bialynicka (1988). Its type specimen is ZPAL MgR-III/37, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khermeen Tsav I, Red Beds [PMPE], which is in a Campanian/Campanian eolian sandstone in the Baruungoyot Formation of Mongolia. It is the type species of Eoxanta.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Eoxanta lacertifrons Borsuk-Bialynicka
2000Eoxanta lacertifrons Gao and Norell p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
superfamilyScincoideaOppel 1811
genusEoxanta
specieslacertifrons

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.

Eoxanta lacertifrons Borsuk-Bialynicka 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Eoxanta lacertifrons (45329)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mongolia (Omnogov) Eoxanta lacertifrons (13776 type locality: 13777)