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Petalorhynchus indicus

Chondrichthyes - Petalodontiformes - Pristodontidae

Taxonomy
Petalorhynchus indicus was named by Waagen (1879). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidru, Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Petalorhynchus indicus Waagen p. 17 figs. Pl 1, fig 8
2000Petalorhynchus indicus Dalla Vecchia p. 228

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderPetalodontiformes()
familyPristodontidaeWoodward 1889
genusPetalorhynchusNewberry and Worthen 1866
speciesindicus

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.

†Petalorhynchus indicus Waagen 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:09:25
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:09:25
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Petalorhynchus indicus (type locality: 89064)