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Coupatezia elevata

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Coupatezia elevata was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ould er-Rami, couche 2bis, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Coupatezia elevata Noubhani and Cappetta p. 112 figs. Pl 59, figs 2-7
2007Coupatezia elevata Kriwet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusCoupateziaCappetta 1982
specieselevata

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.

Coupatezia elevata Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco (Beni Mellal) Coupatezia elevata (214842)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Coupatezia elevata (99627 213665 213666 214368 214374 214375 214831 type locality: 214835 214837 214838)