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Phacodus
Taxonomy
Phacodus was named by Dixon (1850). Its type is Phacodus punctatus.
It was assigned to Pycnodontidae by Dixon (1850); and to Pycnodontiformes by Hooks et al. (1999).
It was assigned to Pycnodontidae by Dixon (1850); and to Pycnodontiformes by Hooks et al. (1999).
Species
P. irregularis, P. punctatus (syn. P. sergipensis) (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Phacodus Dixon p. 371 |
| 1999 | Phacodus Hooks et al. p. 588 |
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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.
G. †Phacodus Dixon 1850
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†Phacodus irregularis Cope 1869
†Phacodus punctatus Dixon 1850
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Invalid names: Phacodus sergipensis Santos and Figueiredo 1988 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 86.30000 to 15.97000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Santonian | USA (Alabama) | P. punctatus (84194) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (New Jersey) | P. irregularis (18587) |