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Palaeocarcharodon
Taxonomy
Palaeocarcharodon was named by Casier (1960) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Otodontidae by Herman (1977); and to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Otodontidae by Herman (1977); and to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
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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. †Palaeocarcharodon Casier 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Danian | USA (New Jersey) | P. sp. (26820) | |
| Danian - Selandian | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | P. sp. (38076) | |
| Selandian - Thanetian | Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) | P. orientalis (84555) | |
| Thanetian - Ypresian | USA (Maryland) | P. orientalis (74640) | |
| Eocene | Russian Federation (Volgograd) | P. turgidus (200978) |