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Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos

Taxonomy
Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos was named by Fielitz et al. (1999). Its type specimen is USNM 293321, an other (neurocranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS M 31555, which is in a Santonian marine sandstone in the Eutaw Formation of Mississippi. It is the type species of Aethocephalichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos Fielitz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusAethocephalichthys
specieshyainarhinos

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.

Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos Fielitz et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Mississippi) Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos (type locality: 3584)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0New Zealand Aethocephalichthys hyainarhinos (221184)