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Bruehnopteron murphyi

Osteolepiformes - Tristichopteridae

Taxonomy
Bruehnopteron murphyi was named by Schultze and Reed (2012). Its type specimen is KUVP 94040, a partial skull (left lateral side of the head, postparietal shield and cleithra), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southwest flank of Red Hill, northern end of the Northern Simpson Park Range, which is in a Givetian marine limestone in the Denay Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Bruehnopteron murphyi Schultze and Reed

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderOsteolepiformesBerg 1937
familyTristichopteridaeCope 1887
genusBruehnopteron
speciesmurphyi

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.

Bruehnopteron murphyi Schultze and Reed 2012
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Nevada) Bruehnopteron murphyi (type locality: 210080)