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Eotrigonodon wardhaensis

Actinopteri - Tetraodontiformes - Eotrigonodontidae

Taxonomy
Eotrigonodon wardhaensis was named by Jain and Sahni (1983). It is not extant. Its type specimen is ISI P 114. Its type locality is Pisdura Hill (sandstone), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial claystone/sandstone in the Lameta Formation of India. It is the type species of Eotrigonodon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Eotrigonodon wardhaensis Jain and Sahni pp. 74-75 figs. 6, Pl. 2:6-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
orderTetraodontiformesBerg 1940
suborderBalistoidei
familyEotrigonodontidaeWhite 1935
genusEotrigonodonWeiler 1929
specieswardhaensis

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.

Eotrigonodon wardhaensis Jain and Sahni 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:45:45
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:45:45
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Maharashtra) Eotrigonodon wardhaensis (type locality: 60397)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Andhra Pradesh) Eotrigonodon wardhaensis (222693)