Polypterus faraou

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Polypteriformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Infraclassis: Cladistia
Ordo: Polypteriformes

Familia: Polypteridae
Genus: Polypterus
Species: Polypterus faraou

Name

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Polypterus faraou Otero et al., 2006

Type locality: Late Miocene, Toros-Menalla, Chad.

References

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  • Otero, O., Likius, A., Vignaud, P. & Brunet, M., 2006: A new polypterid fish: Polypterus faraou sp. nov. (Cladistia, Polypteridae) from the Late Miocene, Toros-Menalla, Chad. Zoological Journal of The Linnean Society, 146 (2): 227–237. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00201.x