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Meristodonoides rajkovichi

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Hybodontidae

Taxonomy
Hybodus rajkovichi was named by Case (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Coleraine Formation, which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Coleraine Formation of Minnesota.

It was recombined as Meristodonoides rajkovichi by Underwood and Cumbaa (2010) and Cook et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Hybodus rajkovichi Case
2010Meristodonoides rajkovichi Underwood and Cumbaa p. 908 figs. Pl 1, figs 3-18
2013Meristodonoides rajkovichi Cook et al. p. 560 fig. 6A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyHybodontidae()
subfamilyHybodontinae
genusMeristodonoides
speciesrajkovichi(Case 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 99.60000 to 89.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Minnesota) Hybodus rajkovichi (type locality: 61819)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Hybodus sp. (22731)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Alberta) Meristodonoides rajkovichi (136242 213294)