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Conosaurus

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Conosaurus was named by Gibbes (1851).

It was assigned to Pachyrhizodontidae by Hay (1902), Rapp (1946).

Species
C. bowmani

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Conosaurus Gibbes p. 9
1868Conosaurops Leidy p. 201
1902Conosaurus Hay p. 388
1946Conosaurus Rapp p. 512

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderCrossognathiformesTaverne 1989
suborderPachyrhizodontoideiForey 1977
familyPachyrhizodontidaeCope 1872
genusConosaurus

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.

G. †Conosaurus Gibbes 1851
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†Conosaurus bowmani Gibbes 1851
Invalid names: Conosaurops Leidy 1868 [synonym]
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 21:12:03
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:03
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cretaceous to the top of the Miocene or 100.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Conosaurops bowmani (129263)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) C. bowmani (18506)