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Meemannia eos

Discussion

Four isolated skulls and a lower jaw.

Taxonomy
Meemannia eos was named by Zhu et al. (2006). Its type specimen is IVPP V14536.1, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qujing, which is in a Lochkovian marine mudstone in the Xitun Formation of China. It is the type species of Meemannia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Meemannia eos Zhu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusMeemannia
specieseos

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.

†Meemannia eos Zhu et al. 2006
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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: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) Meemannia eos (type locality: 225580)