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Gigantodontidae

Actinopteri - Gigantodontidae

Taxonomy
Gigantodontidae was named by Weiler (1935).

It was assigned to Holostei by Tabaste (1963).

Subtaxa
Stromerichthys

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Gigantodontidae Weiler p. 26
1963Gigantodontidae Tabaste p. 463

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
familyGigantodontidae
familyGigantodontidae

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.

Fm. †Gigantodontidae Weiler 1935
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G. †Stromerichthys Weiler 1935
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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: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Santonian or 99.60000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Stromerichthys sp. (77233)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Stromerichthys aethiopicus (87164) Stromerichthys sp. (163918)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt Stromerichthys aethiopicus (214404 214409 214430)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.3 - 83.6Niger (Tahoua) Stromerichthys sp. (48867)