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Baugeichthys caeruleus

Actinopteri - Albuliformes

Taxonomy
Baugeichthys caeruleus was named by Filleul (2000). Its type specimen is MNHN CTE2, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bar stream, Massif des Bauges, which is in a Hauterivian fluvial-lacustrine lime mudstone in France. It is the type species of Baugeichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Baugeichthys caeruleus Filleul p. 637 figs. 4-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopocephalai
Elopocephala
Elopomorpha()
orderAlbuliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
genusBaugeichthys
speciescaeruleus

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.

Baugeichthys caeruleus Filleul 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 136.40000 to 130.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0France (Lyon) Baugeichthys caeruleus (type locality: 133597)