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Carcharopsis
Taxonomy
Carcharopsis was named by Agassiz (1843). Its type is Carcharopsis prototypus.
It was assigned to Cladodontidae by Hay (1902); to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); to Chondrichthyes by Duffin and Cuny (2008); and to Elasmobranchii by Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Cladodontidae by Hay (1902); to Janassidae by Jordan (1963); to Chondrichthyes by Duffin and Cuny (2008); and to Elasmobranchii by Ginter et al. (2010).
Species
C. prototypus (type species), C. wortheni (syn. Dicrenodus texanus)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1843 | Carcharopsis Agassiz p. 174 |
1902 | Carcharopsis Hay p. 271 |
1963 | Carcharopsis Jordan p. 593 |
2008 | Carcharopsis Duffin and Cuny p. 182 |
2010 | Carcharopsis Ginter et al. p. 82 |
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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.
G. †Carcharopsis Agassiz 1843
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†Carcharopsis prototypus Agassiz 1843
†Carcharopsis wortheni Newberry and Worthen 1866
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Invalid names: Dicrenodus texanus Eastman 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Pendleian or 336.00000 to 327.00000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Mississippian | USA (Alabama) | Dicrenodus wortheni (84103) | |
Visean | USA (California) | C. wortheni (229642) | |
Brigantian | United Kingdom (Yorkshire) | C. prototypus (90646 90647) | |
Brigantian | United Kingdom (England) | C. prototypus (90648) | |
Pendleian | USA (Arkansas) | C. wortheni (121285 160780) |