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Macropoma
Taxonomy
Macropoma was named by Agassiz (1833) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2].
It was assigned to Leptolepidae by Owen (1859); to Coelacanthini by Huxley (1861); to Coelacanthidae by Woodward (1891) and Mawson and Woodward (1907); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Latimeriidae by Forey (1998), Schultze (2004), Graf (2012) and Dutel et al. (2012); and to Latimeriinae by Ferrante and Cavin (2023).
It was assigned to Leptolepidae by Owen (1859); to Coelacanthini by Huxley (1861); to Coelacanthidae by Woodward (1891) and Mawson and Woodward (1907); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Latimeriidae by Forey (1998), Schultze (2004), Graf (2012) and Dutel et al. (2012); and to Latimeriinae by Ferrante and Cavin (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1833 | Macropoma Agassiz p. 13 |
| 1859 | Macropoma Owen p. 127 |
| 1861 | Macropoma Huxley p. 15 |
| 1891 | Macropoma Woodward p. 416 |
| 1907 | Macropoma Mawson and Woodward p. 134 |
| 1998 | Macropoma Forey p. 300 |
| 2002 | Macropoma Sepkoski |
| 2004 | Macropoma Schultze p. 468 |
| 2012 | Macropoma Dutel et al. p. 22 |
| 2012 | Macropoma Graf |
| 2023 | Macropoma Ferrante and Cavin |
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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.
G. †Macropoma Agassiz 1833
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†Macropoma forte Fritsch 1878
†Macropoma precursor Woodward 1909
†Macropoma speciosum Reuss 1857
†Macropoma willemoesii Vetter 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Cenomanian | United Kingdom (England) | M. sp. (81003) | |
| Turonian | United Kingdom (England) | M. mantelli (140628) |