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Brychaetus muelleri

Actinopteri - Osteoglossiformes - Osteoglossidae

Taxonomy
Brychaetus muelleri was named by Woodward (1901). Its type specimen is BMNH P3893, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Brychaetus muelleri Woodward p. 56
1966Brychaetus muelleri Casier p. 139
1972Brychaetus muelleri Cappetta p. 224 figs. Pl 13, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
RankNameAuthor
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
Osteoglossocephala
superorderOsteoglossomorpha
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
familyOsteoglossidaeBonaparte 1832
subfamilyOsteoglossinaeNelson 1968
genusBrychaetusAgassiz 1845
speciesmuelleri

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.

Brychaetus muelleri Woodward 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:33:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:30
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Wasatchian or 59.20000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Niger Brychaetus muelleri (229530)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Maryland ) Brychaetus muelleri (124192)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Brychaetus muelleri (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Brychaetus muelleri (164192)