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Hypotodus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Hypotodus was named by Jaekel (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 884].

It was assigned to Jaekelotodontidae by Herman (1977); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); to Odontaspidae by Cappetta and Case (1975), Case (1978) and Cappetta and Nolf (2005); and to Odontaspididae by Ebersole et al. (2019).

Species
H. grandis, H. verticalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. robusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Hypotodus Jaekel
1975Hypotodus Cappetta and Case p. 16
1977Hypotodus Herman p. 166
1978Hypotodus Case p. 189
2002Hypotodus Sepkoski
2005Hypotodus Cappetta and Nolf p. 242
2019Hypotodus Ebersole et al. p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusHypotodusJaekel 1895

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. †Hypotodus Jaekel 1895
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†Hypotodus grandis Case 1978
†Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843
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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 83.50000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) H. grandis (70253 70268 70269 70451 70453 70454 70455 70488 70489 70499 70500 70501)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) H. grandis (69150)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) H. grandis (69153 69161) H. sp., H. grandis (177498)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) H. sp. (125950)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Odontaspis verticalis (84052)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Carcharias verticalis (62872)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) H. verticalis (3260) Lamna verticalis (8050 13299 185913)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Lamna verticalis (160682)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (Alabama) H. verticalis (81179 209524)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) H. robustus, H. verticalis (41888) H. verticalis (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) H. robustus, H. verticalis (13346) H. verticalis (81238 209521)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine (Luhansk) H. verticalis (120885)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany H. verticalis (121968)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine H. verticalis (211009)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) H. verticalis (140018)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Uzbekistan H. robusta, H. verticalis (45701)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) H. verticalis (81266 176944)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Odontaspis verticalis (45637)