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Belonostomus longirostris

Actinopteri - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Diphyodus longirostris was named by Lambe (1902). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Belonostomus longirostris by Estes (1964), Wilson and Chalifa (1989), Arratia (2015) and Hoganson et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Diphyodus longirostris Lambe p. 30 figs. Pl. 15:18-19
1964Belonostomus longirostris Estes p. 22
1989Belonostomus longirostris Wilson and Chalifa p. 2606 fig. 3
2015Belonostomus longirostris Arratia p. 48
2019Belonostomus longirostris Hoganson et al. p. 52 figs. 12.10-12.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 1859
genusBelonostomus
specieslongirostris()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: surfacef
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:06:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:06
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Lancian or 93.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (213294)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (14425)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14458)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (22695 22696 22697 22698 34302 34303 34305 34307 34309 34310 34311 34312 34313 34315 34319 34320 34321 34322 45238 45260 45261 45262 45264 47807 47811 47814 47816 98674 98677 227125)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (45561 45564 45566 47794 47809)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (45894)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (14446)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus longirostris (229975)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Belonostomus longirostris (37039)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Belonostomus longirostris (14502)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile (Valparaíso) Belonostomus longirostris (124311)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Belonostomus longirostris (14655)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus longirostris (14610)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14505 14519 14527 14538 14557 14566 14577)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (14515 14534 14535 14549 14560 14568)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Belonostomus longirostris (14585)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Belonostomus longirostris (13142)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Belonostomus longirostris (45098 45099 45102 45111 45112 45143 45144 213585 213589)