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Heterodontus polonicus

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus polonicus was named by Rees (2005). Its type specimen is ZPAL P.10/1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample W1, Wạwał clay pit, which is in a Valanginian offshore claystone in Poland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Heterodontus polonicus Rees p. 211 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-14

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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
speciespolonicus

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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland Heterodontus polonicus (type locality: 213518 213519)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Lodzkie) Heterodontus polonicus (64836)