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Arganodus dorotheae

Dipnomorpha - Arganodontidae

Taxonomy
Ceratodus dorotheae was named by Case (1921). Its type specimen is UMMP 7324, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Head of Holmes Creek, which is in a Carnian/Norian channel lag claystone in the Tecovas Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Arganodus dorotheae by Martin (1979), Martin (1982), Murry (1989) and Schultze (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Ceratodus dorotheae Case p. 2 fig. 1
1928Ceratodus crosbiensis Warthin pp. 15-17 figs. Pl. 1:1
1979Arganodus dorotheae Martin
1982Arganodus dorotheae Martin p. 612
1986Ceratodus dorotheae Murry
1989Arganodus dorotheae Murry p. 270
2004Arganodus dorotheae Schultze p. 488

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderCeratodontae
orderCeratodontiformesBerg 1940
familyArganodontidae
genusArganodus
speciesdorotheae()

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.

†Arganodus dorotheae Case 1921
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Invalid names: Ceratodus crosbiensis Warthin 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:01:24
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:01:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (New Mexico) Arganodus sp. (83736)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Arganodus dorotheae (84271)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Ceratodus dorotheae (71976)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Arganodus dorotheae (13266 48424) Ceratodus crosbiensis (94493)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Arganodus dorotheae (179598) Dipnoi indet. (83738)