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Palaeolycus
Taxonomy
Palaeolycus was named by von der Marck (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Palaeolycus dreginensis.
It was assigned to Enchodontidae by Woodward (1901) and Goody (1969); and to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Enchodontidae by Woodward (1901) and Goody (1969); and to Alepisauriformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
P. dreginensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1863 | Palaeolycus von der Marck p. 31 |
| 1901 | Palaeolycus Woodward p. 211 |
| 1969 | Palaeolycus Goody p. 95 |
| 2002 | Palaeolycus Sepkoski |
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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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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.50000 to 70.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Campanian | Germany | P. dreginensis (213198 221719) |