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Cretalamna deschutteri

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Cretalamna deschutteri was named by Siversson et al. (2015). Its type specimen is WAM 13.5.17, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SECAB quarry, Bettrechies, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Cretalamna deschutteri Siversson et al. p. 368 fig. 18

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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
genusCretalamnaGlikman 1958
speciesdeschutteri

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.

†Cretalamna deschutteri Siversson et al. 2015
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3France Cretalamna deschutteri (type locality: 215762)