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Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii was named by Schaeffer (1967). Its type specimen is AMNH 5700, a skeleton (Detailed impression of the body, lacking anterior half of skull and pectoral fins), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Dolores River Canyon fish locality A, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian channel siltstone in the Chinle Formation of Colorado. It is the type species of Tanaocrossus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii Schaeffer p. 315 figs. Pl. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusTanaocrossus
specieskalliokoskii

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.

Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii Schaeffer 1967
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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 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Colorado) Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii (type locality: 135699)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Utah) Tanaocrossus kalliokoskii (218214)