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Enchodus ferox

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Enchodus ferox was named by Leidy (1855). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. serrulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Enchodus ferox Leidy
1902Enchodus ferox Hay p. 389
1946Enchodus ferox Rapp p. 512
2013Enchodus ferox Carbot-Charona and Than-Marchese p. 10
2019Enchodus ferox Hoganson et al. p. 58 figs. 12.1, 12.2, 12.30-12.35
2024Enchodus ferox Jambura et al. p. 29 fig. 15L

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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
genusEnchodus
speciesferoxLeidy 1855

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.

†Enchodus ferox Leidy 1855
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santonian to the top of the Thanetian or 86.30000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Enchodus ferox (232890)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (New Jersey) Enchodus ferox (124222)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Enchodus ferox (32181) Enchodus petrosus (14455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Enchodus ferox (27570)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Enchodus ferox (14504 46617 57916 190541 221052)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Enchodus ferox (26818)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Enchodus ferox (83331)
Maastrichtian - Paleocene72.1 - 56.0USA (Arkansas) Enchodus ferox (145187)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Enchodus ferox (122240)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Enchodus ferox (58102)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Enchodus ferox (213586 213616)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Enchodus ferox (231889)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Early/Lower Paleocene70.6 - 61.7USA (New Jersey) Enchodus ferox (26819)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Enchodus ferox (3113)