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Blairolepis wallacei

Haplolepidae

Taxonomy
Blairolepis wallacei was named by Elliott (2018). Its type specimen is GLAHM 152862, a partial skull (Incomplete skull roof with anterior portion of frontals missing), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ardenrigg No. 6 Mine, which is in a Westphalian A fluvial-deltaic shale/coal in the Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Blairolepis wallacei Elliott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
familyHaplolepidaeWestoll 1944
genusBlairolepis
specieswallacei

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Blairolepis wallacei Elliott 2018
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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: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Blairolepis wallacei (type locality: 227256)