Pachyrhizodus subulidens Owen 1842 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Alternative combination: Raphiosaurus subulidens

Synonym: Pachyrhizodus intermedius Tarverne 1987

Full reference: R. Owen. 1842. Report on British fossil reptiles, part II. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 11:60-204

Belongs to Pachyrhizodus according to J. Amalfitano et al. 2020

See also Owen 1842, Owen 1851 and Woodward 1901

Sister taxa: Pachyrhizodus basalis, Pachyrhizodus caninus, Pachyrhizodus curvatus, Pachyrhizodus dibleyi, Pachyrhizodus kingi, Pachyrhizodus latimentum, Pachyrhizodus leptognathus, Pachyrhizodus leptopsis, Pachyrhizodus minimus, Pachyrhizodus velox

Type specimens:

  • Pachyrhizodus subulidens: Its type locality is Near Cambridge (James Carter collection), which is in an Albian/Cenomanian marine horizon in the Upper Greensand Formation of the United Kingdom
  • Pachyrhizodus intermedius:

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Italy (3 collections), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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