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Elonichthys germari
Taxonomy
Elonichthys germari was named by Giebel (1848). Its type specimen is GH-GIE1849.2, a partial skeleton (Skeleton missing most of skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wettin, which is in a Stephanian C terrestrial shale in the Siebigerode Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Elonichthys.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
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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 germari Giebel 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: Stephanian C or 301.00000 to 300.40000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Stephanian | Germany (Thuringia) | Elonichthys germari (230170) | |
Stephanian C | Germany (Thuringia) | Elonichthys germari (230171) | |
Stephanian C | Germany (Saxony-Anhalt) | Elonichthys germari (type locality: 230168 230169) |