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Chauliodus eximius
Taxonomy
Eostomias eximius was named by Jordan (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lompoc Quarry, which is in a Tortonian basinal (siliciclastic) diatomite in the Monterey Formation of California.
It was recombined as Chauliodus eximius by David (1943), Crane (1966), Carnevale (2002) and Fierstine et al. (2012).
It was recombined as Chauliodus eximius by David (1943), Crane (1966), Carnevale (2002) and Fierstine et al. (2012).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1925 | Eostomias eximius Jordan |
| 1943 | Chauliodus barbatus frazeri David p. 61 figs. Plate, 9, Figure 5 |
| 1943 | Chauliodus eximius David p. 123 |
| 1966 | Chauliodus eximius Crane, Jr. p. 22 figs. Figures 2, 6, 7, 8, 13 |
| 2002 | Chauliodus eximius Carnevale p. 478 |
| 2012 | Chauliodus eximius Fierstine et al. p. 48 |
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†Chauliodus eximius Jordan 1925
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Chauliodus barbatus frazeri David 1943
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| J. M. Crane 1966 | General characteristics are those of the family Chauliodontidae. Large fang-like teeth in premaxillary and mandible; elongate body; dorsal fin in anter ior one-third with first ray minute, second ray much produced into long filament. |