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Palaeocarcharias

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes

Taxonomy
Palaeocarcharias was named by Beaumont (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: J Tith-l Sepkoski's reference number: 525,884]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Palaeocarcharias Beaumont
2002Palaeocarcharias Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
genusPalaeocarchariasBeaumont 1960

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. †Palaeocarcharias Beaumont 1960
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Bathonian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 167.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (224639)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) P. sp. (35262)