Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Allotriognathi : Lophotidae : Lophotus : Lophotes elami |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Lophotes elami | species | belongs to Lophotes | stated with evidence | Arambourg, 1943 | Lophotes elami | species | belongs to Protolophotus | stated without evidence | Walters, 1957 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
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Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Davesne. 2017. A fossil unicorn crestfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Lophotidae) from the Eocene of Iran. PeerJ 5(e3381) |
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