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Marckgrafia

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Marckgrafia was named by Weiler (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. Its type is Marckgrafia libyca.

It was assigned to Pristiophoridae by Weiler (1935); to Ganopristinae by Arambourg (1940); to Pristidae by Tabaste (1963); to Sclerorhynchidae by Cappetta (1987) and Werner (1989); and to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. libyca (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Marckgrafia Weiler p. 9
1940Marckgrafia Arambourg
1963Marckgrafia Tabaste p. 470
1987Marckgrafia Cappetta p. 151
1989Marckgrafia Werner p. 62
2002Marckgrafia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderSclerorhynchoidei
familySclerorhynchidae
genusMarckgrafia

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. †Marckgrafia Weiler 1935
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Marckgrafia libyca Weiler 1935
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 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 113.00000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.0 - 100.5Algeria M. sp. (187588)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Morocco (DrĂ¢a-Tafilalet) M. libyca (25325)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Egypt M. libyca (214404 214406 214493 214508) Onchopristis numidus (214432)