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Pederpes finneyae

Whatcheeriidae

Taxonomy
Pederpes finneyae was named by Clack (2002). Its type specimen is GLAHMS 100815, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Auchenreoch Glen, which is in an Ivorian lagoonal limestone/mudstone in the Ballagan Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Pederpes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Pederpes finneyae Clack p. 73 figs. 1-3
2005Pederpes finneyae Clack and Finney

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
familyWhatcheeriidae
genusPederpes
speciesfinneyae

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.

Pederpes finneyae Clack 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Clack 2002Whatcheeriid with the following apomorphies: trunk ribs with at least vertebrae numbers 4–9 bearing accessory processes and/or foramina at dorsal edge of acutely triangular terminal expansions and about numbers 10–12 with flared ends; short presacral ribs with accessory processes; minute lateral-most digit on manus; deep striations on anterior edge and anterior region of external surface of stem of clavicle and cleithrum; ovoid dorsal blade of cleithrum with fimbriated edge.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ivorian or 353.80000 to 345.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ivorian353.8 - 345.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Pederpes finneyae (type locality: 106270)