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Palaeolycus dreginensis

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolycus dreginensis was named by von der Marck (1863). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Drein-Gau, near Sendenhorst, which is in a Campanian carbonate lime mudstone in the Ahlen Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Palaeolycus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Palaeolycus dreginensis von der Marck p. 31 figs. Pl 4, fig 7
1885Palaeolycus dreginensis von der Marck p. 251
1901Palaeolycus dreginensis Woodward p. 211
1969Palaeolycus dreginensis Goody p. 95 fig. 43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusPalaeolycus
speciesdreginensis

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.

†Palaeolycus dreginensis von der Marck 1863
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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: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:10:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:46
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany Palaeolycus dreginensis (213198 type locality: 221719)