Boothialepis thorsteinssoni

Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Classis: †Thelodonti
Order: †Thelodontiformes
Family: †Boothialepididae
Species: †Boothialepis thorsteinssoni

Name

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Boothialepis thorsteinssoni Märss, 1999

  • Holotype: GSC 114702, Trunk scale.
  • Type locality and horizon: GSC locality C-26653, UTM zone 15X, 483700E, 7931750N, north-eastern Boothia Peninsula, Arctic Canada; Somerset Island Formation, upper Silurian or Lower Devonian.

Etymology: Named after Dr R. Thorsteinsson, Calgary, Geological Survey of Canada.

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