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Galeocerdo eaglesomei

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Galeocerdo eaglesomei Frenguelli p. 491
1926Galeocerdo eaglesomei White figs. Plate 1, fig. 1
2014Galeocerdo eaglesomei Maisch et al. p. 191
2019Galeocerdo eaglesomei Ebersole et al. p. 99

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyGaleocerdidae(Whitley 1934)
genusGaleocerdoMüller and Henle 1837
specieseaglesomei

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.

Galeocerdo eaglesomei White 1926
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Uintan to the top of the Middle Eocene or 46.20000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo Galeocerdo eaglesomei (32991)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Galeocerdo eaglesomei (81238 209521 209523)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Madagascar Galeocerdo eaglesomei (93587)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Galeocerdo eaglesomei (16542)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Western Sahara Galeocerdo eaglesomi (175734)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Galeocerdo eaglesomei (81266 81278 176944 205834)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Western Sahara Galeocerdo eaglesomei (96686 96688)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt Galeocerdo eaglesomei (137546 137547)