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Diplospondichthys moreaui

Taxonomy
Diplospondichthys moreaui was named by Filleul and Dutheil (2004). Its type specimen is Poi-SGM 60a-b, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is 10 km south of Tafraout, which is in a Cenomanian fluvial-lacustrine claystone in Morocco. It is the type species of Diplospondichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Diplospondichthys moreaui Filleul and Dutheil

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
genusDiplospondichthys
speciesmoreaui

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.

†Diplospondichthys moreaui Filleul and Dutheil 2004
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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 Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (Souss-Massa) Diplospondichthys moreaui (type locality: 133582)