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Belonorhynchus gigas

Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae

Taxonomy
Belonorhynchus gigas was named by Woodward (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gosford Quarry (BMNH coll), which is in a Spathian/Bithynian lacustrine shale in the Terrigal Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Belonorhynchus gigas Woodward p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderSaurichthyiformes
familySaurichthyidaeStensiö 1925
genusBelonorhynchus
speciesgigas

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Belonorhynchus gigas Woodward 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available