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Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis

Dipnoi - Rhinodipteridae

Taxonomy
Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis was named by Clement (2012) [Rhinodipterus sp. with parasphenoid stalk strongly waisted; pterygoid tooth plates with seven tooth rows; prearticular tooth plates with six tooth rows; few or no lateral line pores on J bone; symphysis length 50 per cent of total mandible length; ceratohyal with pronounced lateral crest and distinct ventral notch; pectoral girdle with horizontal dorsal edge.]. Its type specimen is WAM 09.6.149, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis-type locality, which is in a Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm horizon in the Gogo Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis Clement figs. 2–3, 4C–E, 5–6, 7B, G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
familyRhinodipteridae
genusRhinodipterusGross 1956
specieskimberleyensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis (type locality: 203259)