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Dasyatis charlisae

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis charlisae was named by Case (1981). Its type specimen is USNM 23563, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Huber Kaolin Quarry, which is in an Eocene marine claystone in the Jacksonian Formation of Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Dasyatis charlisae Case p. 69
2019Dasyatis charlisae Ebersole et al. p. 112

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
genusDasyatisRafinesque 1810
speciescharlisae

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.

Dasyatis charlisae Case 1981
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Dasyatis charlisae (81179)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Pakistan Dasyatis charlisae (79971)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Dasyatis charlisae (81224)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Dasyatis charlisae (type locality: 73434)