Saurichthys hoffmanni

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/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Chondrostei
Ordo: †Saurichthyiformes
Familia: †Saurichthyidae
Genus: †Saurichthys
Species: †Saurichthys hoffmanni

Name

†Saurichthys hoffmanni Werneburg et al., 2014

• Holotype: SMTE 5727/10-16.
• Paratype: SMTE 5727/10-17.

Type locality: Construction site of the motorway B19 - BAB 71 in 2004/2005, north of Münnerstadt, Lower Franconia, Germany.
Stratum typicum: Münnerstadt-Horizont, Obere Röttonsteine, Wiesenfeld-Subformation, Röt-Formation, Oberer Buntsandstein (Bithynium, Anisium, Mitteltrias).

Etymology: named after Dr. Uwe Hoffman from Weilheim, who further developed the Trias-Stratigraphie of lower Frankonia, what earned him significant recognition.

References

• Werneburg, R., Kogan, I. & Sell, J. 2014. Saurichthys (Pisces: Actinopterygii) aus dem Buntsandstein (Trias) des Germanischen Beckens. Semana, Naturwissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen des Naturhistorischen Museums Schloss Bertholdsburg Schleusingen 29: 3–35. Reference page.