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Axelrodichthys megadromos

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae

Taxonomy
Axelrodichthys megadromos was named by Cavin et al. (2016). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ventabren-Aire de Repos, which is in a Campanian terrestrial marl in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Axelrodichthys megadromos Cavin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
suborderLatimeroideiSchultze 1993
familyMawsoniidaeSchultze 1993
genusAxelrodichthys
speciesmegadromosCavin et al. 2016

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.

Axelrodichthys megadromos Cavin et al. 2016
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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: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Axelrodichthys megadromos (type locality: 61620 220117 220133)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Axelrodichthys megadromos (28454) Mawsoniidae indet. (220134)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Axelrodichthys megadromos (48870)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Axelrodichthys megadromos (48850)