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Cretomanta
Taxonomy
Cretomanta was named by Case et al. (1990). Its type is Cretomanta canadensis.
It was assigned to Mobulidae by Case et al. (1990); to Neoselachii by Cappetta and Case (1999) and Cumbaa et al. (2006); and to Aquilolamnidae by Vullo et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Mobulidae by Case et al. (1990); to Neoselachii by Cappetta and Case (1999) and Cumbaa et al. (2006); and to Aquilolamnidae by Vullo et al. (2021).
Species
C. canadensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1990 | Cretomanta Case et al. p. 1092 |
| 1999 | Cretomanta Cappetta and Case p. 43 |
| 2006 | Cretomanta Cumbaa et al. p. 147 |
| 2021 | Cretomanta Vullo et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma
Collections (20 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Colorado) | C. canadensis (132505) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | USA (Kansas) | C. canadensis (213414 213416 213417 213419) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | USA (Colorado) | C. canadensis (35429 213403) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | USA (Nebraska) | C. canadensis (213308) | |
| Middle Cenomanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | C. canadensis (22731) | |
| Turonian | USA (South Dakota) | C. canadensis (181902) | |
| Late/Upper Turonian | USA (Texas) | C. canadensis (213299 213304) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (Montana) | C. canadensis (215792) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (Kansas) | C. canadensis (213387) | |
| Middle Turonian | USA (Nebraska) | C. canadensis (213389) | |
| Coniacian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | C. canadensis (23369) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Morocco | C. sp. (116902 116903) | |
| Late/Upper Maastrichtian | Morocco | C. sp. (213665 213666) |