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Ectosteorhachis nitidus
Taxonomy
Ectosteorhachis nitidus was named by Cope (1880). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Parabatrachus nitidus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Megalichthys nitidus by Cope and Matthew (1915).
It was recombined as Parabatrachus nitidus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Megalichthys nitidus by Cope and Matthew (1915).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1880 | Ectosteorhachis nitidus Cope |
| 1902 | Parabatrachus nitidus Hay p. 362 |
| 1915 | Megalichthys nitidus Cope and Matthew pp. Plate I |
| 1973 | Ectosteorhachis nitidus Daly p. 567 |
| 2016 | Ectosteorhachis nitidus Borgen and Nakrem |
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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.
†Ectosteorhachis nitidus Cope 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Asselian - Sakmarian | USA (Utah) | Ectosteorhachis nitidus (13257 13258) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Oklahoma) | Ectosteorhachis nitidus (67945) |