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Enchodus petrosus

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Enchodus petrosus was named by Cope (1874). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Enchodus petrosus Cope p. 44
1902Enchodus petrosus Hay p. 389
1970Enchodus petrosus Applegate p. 421
1981Enchodus petrosus Thurmond and Jones p. 100
1988Enchodus petrosus Case and Schwimmer p. 299
2006Enchodus petrosus Shimada et al. p. 26
2016Enchodus petrosus Bice and Shimada p. 187 figs. 7Q-U
2022Enchodus petrosus Ebersole et al. p. 393 figs. 9E-G
2024Enchodus petrosus Jambura et al. p. 28 figs. 15F-H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusEnchodus
speciespetrosus

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.

Enchodus petrosus Cope 1874
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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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:10:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:46
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Arkansas) Enchodus petrosus (223862)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Enchodus petrosus (220907)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Enchodus petrosus (35365 213387)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.3 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Enchodus petrosus (164393)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Enchodus petrosus (232890)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Enchodus petrosus (81928)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (South Dakota) Enchodus petrosus (194130)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Enchodus petrosus (81932 81934 82044 82049 82053 82054 82055)
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Georgia) Enchodus petrosus (35289)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Georgia) Enchodus petrosus (70720)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Saratov) Enchodus petrosus (224997)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Enchodus petrosus (57918 128412)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Enchodus petrosus (207338)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Enchodus petrosus (82046)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Enchodus petrosus (79363)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Enchodus petrosus (221052)