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Catastropheichthys almondi
Taxonomy
Catastropheichthys almondi was named by Evans (2005) [Unpublished PhD thesis]. Its type specimen is AM 4596 B, a partial skeleton (skull and anterior postcranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schiethoogte 279, which is in a Tournaisian lacustrine - large mudstone/marl in the Waaiport Formation of South Africa.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Catastropheichthys almondi Evans pp. 78-80 figs. 3.16a-b, pl.3.43-44 |
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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.
†Catastropheichthys almondi Evans 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tournaisian | South Africa (Eastern Cape) | Catastropheichthys almondi (type locality: 226927) |