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Saurorhamphus judeaensis

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Eurypholidae

Taxonomy
Saurorhamphus judeaensis was named by Chalifa (1985). Its type specimen is HUJEY 666, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is 'Ein Yabrud quarries, which is in a Cenomanian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bet Meir or Amminadav Formation of Palestinian Territory.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Saurorhamphus judeaensis Chalifa p. 183 fig. 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
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
suborderEnchodontoideiBerg 1937
familyEurypholidae
genusSaurorhamphusHeckel 1850
speciesjudeaensis

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.

Saurorhamphus judeaensis Chalifa 1985
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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: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Palestinian Territory Saurorhamphus judeaensis (type locality: 11804)