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Frederichthys musadentatus
Discussion
Description as '3D' is a little optimistic.
This a standard, laterally flattened, early actinopt fossil with most of the dermal skeleton present.
Taxonomy
Frederichthys musadentatus was named by Coates (1993). Its type specimen is GLAHM V8286, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Frederichthys-type locality, which is in a Pendleian estuary/bay shale in the Manse Burn Formation of the United Kingdom.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1993 | Frederichthys musadentatus Coates pp. 134-136 figs. 8-10 |
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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.
†Frederichthys musadentatus Coates 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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