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Pachycormidae

Actinopteri - Pachycormiformes - Pachycormidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Protosphyraenidae Cope
1895Pachycormidae Woodward
1902Pachycormidae Hay p. 378
1960Pachycormidae Gardiner p. 370
1963Pachycormidae Jordan p. 615
1970Pachycormidae Applegate p. 403
1981Pachycormidae Thurmond and Jones p. 86
1997Pachycormidae Delsate p. 129
2006Pachycormidae Shimada et al. p. 23
2012Pachycormidae Friedman p. 945
2016Pachycormidae Nelson et al. p. 127
2020Pachycormidae Amalfitano et al. p. 275

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—AspidorhyncheiNelson et al. 2016
orderPachycormiformesBerg 1940
familyPachycormidaeWoodward 1895
familyPachycormidaeWoodward 1895

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.

Fm. †Pachycormidae Woodward 1895
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Subfm. †Asthenocorminae Cooper et al. 2022
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G. †Bonnerichthys Friedman 2010
G. †Germanostomus Cooper et al. 2022
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†Germanostomus pectopteri Cooper et al. 2022
G. †Leedsichthys Woodward 1889
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†Leedsichthys problematicus Woodward 1889
G. †Martillichthys Liston 2008
G. †Ohmdenia Hauff 1953
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†Ohmdenia multidentata Hauff 1953
G. †Pachycormus Agassiz 1833
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†Pachycormus gracilis Agassiz 1833
†Pachycormus macropomus Agassiz 1843
†Pachycormus macropterus de Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Pachycormus acutirostris Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Pachycormus curtus Agassiz 1839 [synonym], Pachycormus elongatus Sauvage 1875 [synonym], Pachycormus latus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Uraeus gracilis Agassiz 1832 [synonym]
†Pachycormus macrurus Agassiz 1839
G. †Rhinconichthys Friedman 2010
G. †Saurostomus Agassiz 1833
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†Saurostomus esocinus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Caturus gigas Sauvage 1891 [synonym], Eugnathus giganteus Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Lycodus gigas Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Pachycormus bollensis Quenstedt 1858 [synonym], Pachycormus latirostris Agassiz 1843 [synonym], Pachycormus westermani Winkler 1878 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lycodus Quenstedt 1858 [synonym]
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†Euthynotus incognitus Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Thrissops micropodius Agassiz 1833 [synonym]
†Euthynotus intermedius Agassiz 1839
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Invalid names: Caturus cotteaui Sauvage 1875 [synonym], Euthynotus speciosus Wagner 1860 [synonym], Parathrissops milloti Sauvage 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Parathrissops Sauvage 1891 [synonym]
Subfm. †Hypsocorminae Vetter 1881
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G. †Australopachycormus Kear 2007
G. †Kaykay Gouiric-Cavalli and Arratia 2022
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†Orthocormus roeperi Arratia and Schultze 2013
G. †Protosphyraena Leidy 1857
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†Protosphyraena bentoniana Stewart 1898
†Protosphyraena ferox Leidy 1857
†Protosphyraena gigas Stewart 1899
†Protosphyraena nitida Cope 1873
†Protosphyraena tenuis Loomis 1900
G. †Simocormus Maxwell 2020
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†Prosauropsis elongatus Sauvage 1875
G. †Sauropsis Agassiz 1832
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†Sauropsis latus Agassiz 1832
†Sauropsis longimanus Agassiz 1833
Invalid names: Protosphyraenidae Cope 1892 [synonym]
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 21:09:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:09:52
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 208.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (93 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Hypsocormus sp. (22684)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Ohmdenia multidentata (132361) Pachycormus macropterus (91672)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France Elops macropterus, Pachycormus macropterus, Pachycormus curtus (122732) Pachycormus curtus (122733) Pachycormus curtus, Saurostomus esocinus (122735) Pachycormus macropterus, Pachycormus curtus (122731) Pachycormus sp. (122736)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Italy (Lombardy) Pachycormus sp. (90436)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg Pachycormus macropterus (233565)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany Elops macropterus, Pachycormus curtus, Saurostomus esocinus, Esox incognitus (122170)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Caturus gigas, Caturus cotteaui, Parathrissops milloti, Pachycormus elongatus (122734)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg (Mondercange) Pachycormus macropterus (224066 233563)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg Pachycormus macropterus (233564) Saurostomus sp., Saurostomus esocinus (228290)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany Saurostomus esocinus, Germanostomus pectopteri (228286) Saurostomus sp., Saurostomus esocinus, Germanostomus pectopteri (139759)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Saurostomus esocinus (91658)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) Pachycormus sp., Pachycormus macropterus, Saurostomus esocinus (132646)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Italy Pachycormus sp. (190202)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Saurostomus esocinus (122460 228287 228288 228289) Saurostomus sp., Saurostomus esocinus (228291)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Elops macropterus, Pachycormus curtus (131924) Elops macropterus, Pachycormus curtus, Sauropsis latus (122169) Euthynotus incognitus (138749) Saurostomus esocinus (132037)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom Elops macropterus (132036) Pachycormus curtus (131929)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany (Würtemberg) Elops macropterus, Pachycormus curtus, Saurostomus esocinus, Sauropsis latus (122171)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1United Kingdom (England) Pachycormus curtus, Pachycormus acutirostris (122372) Pachycormus curtus, Saurostomus esocinus, Pachycormus acutirostris (122167 122373)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France Poisson indet. (122738)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7France Leedsichthys sp. (174569)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) Leedsichthys sp. (149242 149243)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Chile (Antofagasta) Pachycormus sp. (170680)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2France Leedsichthys sp. (174570)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Pachycormidae indet. (149245) Pachycormus macropomus (133067)
Late/Upper Callovian - Middle Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7France (Basse Normandie) Leedsichthys problematicus (174568)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile Hypsocormus sp. (215835)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Chile (Antofagasta) Pachycormus sp. (172175)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8France (Aquitaine) Hypsocormus n. sp. (94532)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Hypsocormus macrodon (154138)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Orthocormus roeperi (187436)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Hypsocormus sp. (130762)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Mexico (Coahuila) Pachycormidae indet. (104859)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Pachycormidae indet. (35262)
Cretaceous145.0 - 66.0USA (Delaware) Bonnerichthys gladius (125954)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Japan (Ishikawa) Pachycormidae indet. (32324 50357)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Protosphyraena ferox (94253)
Senonian - Maastrichtian100.5 - 66.0Jordan Protosphyraena libyea (36256)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Protosphyraena sp. (73862)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Spain (Asturias) Protosphyraena sp. (98396)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Protosphyraena sp. (213416 213418 213419)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (South Dakota) Protosphyraena sp. (117819)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Italy Protosphyraena ferox (214600)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Protosphyraena sp. (132505)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Protosphyraena sp. (22731 52997)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Colorado) Protosphyraena sp. (35429 213403)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Kansas) Protosphyraena sp. (94538)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 86.3USA (Texas) Protosphyraena sp. (107425)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Nebraska) Protosphyraena sp. (213389)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Kansas) Protosphyraena sp. (213387)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Protosphyraena sp. (232890)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Protosphyraena sp., Protosphyraena nitida (81928)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Protosphyraena tenuis (94652)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Protosphyraena sp. (81930 81931 81972)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Manitoba) Protosphyraena sp. (36707)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden Protosphyraena sp. (102883)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skåne) Protosphyraena sp. (74334 74335)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Protosphyraena sp. (128412)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Pachycormidae indet. (124311)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Protosphyraena sp. (213580 213582 213585 213589 213593 213618 213620)