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Saurodon elongatus

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Taxonomy
Saurodon elongatus was named by Taverne and Bronzi (1999). It is not extant. Its type specimen is No. 6555, a skeleton. Its type locality is Nardo, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marine horizon in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Saurodon elongatus Taverne and Bronzi p. 106 fig. 2
2013Saurodon elongatus Cavin et al. p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familySaurodontidaeStewart
genusSaurodonHays 1829
specieselongatus

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.

†Saurodon elongatus Taverne and Bronzi 1999
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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: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy (Lecce) Saurodon elongatus (type locality: 140248)