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Hypsodon

Actinopteri - Elopiformes - Elopidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Thrissopater Gunther
1901Thrissopater Woodward p. 32
1918Thrissopater Chapman p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderElopiformesSauvage 1875
familyElopidaeBonaparte 1846
genusHypsodon

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.

G. †Hypsodon Agassiz 1837
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†Hypsodon lewesiensis Agassiz 1837
Invalid names: Thrissopater Gunther 1872 [synonym]
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 21:12:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 86.30000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Coniacian89.3 - 85.8USA (Wyoming) H. sp. (87765)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Wyoming) H. radiatulus (87781 87782)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand (South Island) Thrissopater sp. (101382)