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Hassiacoscutum munki

Bystrowianidae

Taxonomy
Hassiacoscutum munki was named by Witzmann et al. (2019). Its type specimen is SMNK-PAL 9104, an osteoderm, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Korbach Fissure, which is in a Wuchiapingian fissure fill mudstone/mudstone in the Werra Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Hassiacoscutum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Hassiacoscutum munki Witzmann et al. figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
suborderChroniosuchiaTatarinov 1972
familyBystrowianidaeVjushkov 1957
genusHassiacoscutum
speciesmunki

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.

Hassiacoscutum munki Witzmann et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany (Hesse) Hassiacoscutum munki (type locality: 84836)