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Opsigonus megaluriformis

Taxonomy
Opsigonus megaluriformis was named by Gorjanović-Kramberger (1882). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Hvar Island (Zagreb collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Starigrad Limestone Formation of Croatia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Opsigonus megaluriformis Gorjanović-Kramberger p. 200
1885Opsigonus megaluriformis Gorjanović-Kramberger p. 14 figs. Pl 4, figs 1a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
suborderAetheospondyli
genusOpsigonus
speciesmegaluriformis

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.

†Opsigonus megaluriformis Gorjanović-Kramberger 1882
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Diagnosis
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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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Croatia Opsigonus megaluriformis (type locality: 221022)