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Mesolophodus
Taxonomy
Mesolophodus is a genus. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Petalodontidae by Woodward (1889); to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); to Petalodontida by Zangerl (1981) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Euchondrocephali by Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Petalodontidae by Woodward (1889); to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); to Petalodontida by Zangerl (1981) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Euchondrocephali by Ginter et al. (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1889 | Mesolophodus Woodward p. 61 |
1963 | Mesolophodus Jordan p. 593 |
1981 | Mesolophodus Zangerl p. 100 |
2002 | Mesolophodus Sepkoski |
2010 | Mesolophodus Ginter et al. p. 153 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: Mississippian or 358.90000 to 323.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Mississippian | United Kingdom | M. problematicus (137333) |