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Cretolamna aschersoni

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Cretalamna appendiculata (syn. Otodus latus), Cretalamna catoxodon, Cretalamna deschutteri, Cretalamna ewelli, Cretalamna feldmanni, Cretalamna gertericorum, Cretalamna hattini, Cretalamna sarcoportheta, C. biauriculata, C. borealis, C. marroti
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. maroccana

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidae
genusCretolamnaGlikman 1958
speciesaschersoni

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Cretolamna aschersoni (62872 67458)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Senegal Cretolamna aschersoni (209379)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Cretolamna aschersoni (62890 67459)