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Heterodontus creamridgensis

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus creamridgensis was named by Case et al. (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is New Egypt Formation, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the New Egypt Formation of New Jersey.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Heterodontus creamridgensis Case et al.
2004Heterodontus creamridgensis Case and Cappetta p. 8 figs. Pl 3, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
speciescreamridgensisCase et al. 2001

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.

Heterodontus creamridgensis Case et al. 2001
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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 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Heterodontus creamridgensis (213746)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Heterodontus creamridgensis (type locality: 61807)