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Elonichthys disjunctus

Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys disjunctus was named by Eastman (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mazon Creek (YPM collection), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. browni, E. robinsoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Elonichthys disjunctus Eastman p. 191 figs. pl. 3, fig. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
speciesdisjunctus

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.

†Elonichthys disjunctus Eastman 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
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
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Elonichthys disjunctus (type locality: 112630)