Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pachyosteomorphi

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Pachyosteomorphi was named by Stensiö (1944).

It was assigned to Eubrachythoraci by Carr and Hlavin (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Pachyosteomorphi Stensiö
2010Pachyosteomorphi Carr and Hlavin p. 198

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
EubrachythoraciMiles 1971
PachyosteomorphiStensiö 1944
PachyosteomorphiStensiö 1944

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.

Unr. †Pachyosteomorphi Stensiö 1944
show all | hide all
Superfm. †Dunkleosteoidea Vézina 1990
hide
Fm. †Dunkleosteidae Stensiö 1963
hide
G. †Dunkleosteus Newberry 1874
hide
Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus Carr and Hlavin 2010
Dunkleosteus belgicus Leriche 1931
Dunkleosteus denisoni Kulczycki 1957
Dunkleosteus magnificus Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Dunkleosteus marsaisi Lehman 1954
Dunkleosteus newberryi Clarke 1885
Dunkleosteus raveri Carr and Hlavin 2010
Dunkleosteus terrelli Newberry 1873
G. †Golshanichthys Lelièvre et al. 1981
Fm. †Panxiosteidae Wang 1979
hide
G. †Janiosteus Ivanov 1989
hide
Janiosteus timanicus Ivanov 1989
G. †Panxiosteus Wang 1979
G. †Kiangyousteus Liu 1955
hide
Kiangyousteus yohii Liu 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Devonian to the top of the Famennian or 382.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Iran Pachyosteomorphi indet. (226048)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9USA (California) Dunkleosteus terrelli (206454)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Dunkleosteus raveri (181412)