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Anthracosaurus lancifer
Taxonomy
Rhizodus lancifer was named by Newberry (1856). Its type specimen is OSU 4500, a tooth (palatal tusk), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.
It was recombined as Megalichthys lancifer by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Anthracosaurus lancifer by Romer (1963) and Panchen (1970); it was considered a nomen oblitum by Borgen and Nakrem (2016).
It was recombined as Megalichthys lancifer by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Anthracosaurus lancifer by Romer (1963) and Panchen (1970); it was considered a nomen oblitum by Borgen and Nakrem (2016).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Anthracosaurus lancifer Newberry 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Westphalian D | USA (Ohio) | Anthracosaurus lancifer (type locality: 85292) |