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Eusthenopteron
Taxonomy
Eusthenopteron was named by Whiteaves (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u D Fras Sepkoski's reference number: 502]. Its type is Eusthenopteron foordi.
It was assigned to Rhizodontidae by Woodward (1891); to Megalichthyidae by Hay (1902); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eusthenopteridae by Borgen and Nakrem (2016).
It was assigned to Rhizodontidae by Woodward (1891); to Megalichthyidae by Hay (1902); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eusthenopteridae by Borgen and Nakrem (2016).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1881 | Eusthenopteron Whiteaves p. 161 |
| 1891 | Eusthenopteron Woodward p. 361 |
| 1902 | Eusthenopteron Hay p. 361 |
| 2002 | Eusthenopteron Sepkoski |
| 2016 | Eusthenopteron Borgen and Nakrem |
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G. †Eusthenopteron Whiteaves 1881
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†Eusthenopteron foordii Whiteaves 1881
†Eusthenopteron obruchevi Vorobyeva 1977
†Eusthenopteron saevesoederberghi Jarvik 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Middle Frasnian or 382.70000 to 379.50000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Frasnian | Canada (Quebec) | E. foordi (179176) | |
| Middle Frasnian | Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) | E. sp. (226394) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian | Latvia | E. kurshi (225777) |