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Balaenognathus maeuseri
Taxonomy
Balaenognathus maeuseri was named by Martill et al. (2023). Its type specimen is NKMB P2011-633, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Balaenognathus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2023 | Balaenognathus maeuseri Martill et al. p. 393 |
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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.
†Balaenognathus maeuseri Martill et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. M. Martill et al. 2023 | The new specimen is distinguished as a new taxon on account of two conspicuous apomorphies: 1. terminal end of the jaws forming a triangular spatu- late platform lacking teeth on its anterior border, 2. teeth long, slender and with a hook on the crown tip, 3. a unique
combination of wing and hindlimb bone ratios typical of the Ctenochasmatidae. |
Measurements
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Padian 1985, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Bavaria) | Balaenognathus maeuseri (231928) |