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Bavarichthys incognitus

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes

Taxonomy
Bavarichthys incognitus was named by Arratia and Tischlinger (2010). Its type specimen is JME SOS 4934a/b, a partial skeleton (It is an almost complete specimen missing the distal tips of the paired fins and anal fin rays (Figs 4A, B). The intestine is partially preserved as well as the), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bavarichthys incognitus-type locality, which is in a Tithonian shallow subtidal dolomite/marl in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Bavarichthys incognitus Arratia and Tischlinger pp. 321-322 figs. 3-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderCrossognathiformesTaverne 1989
genusBavarichthys
speciesincognitus

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.

Bavarichthys incognitus Arratia and Tischlinger 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:12:03
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:03
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Tithonian or 150.80000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Bavarichthys incognitus (type locality: 123739)