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Heterodontus sowasheense

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus sowasheense was named by Case (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bashi Formation, Meridian, which is in an Eocene marginal marine horizon in the Bashi Formation of Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Heterodontus sowasheense Case
2015Heterodontus sowasheense Case et al. p. 1121

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
speciessowasheenseCase 1994

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.

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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 07:18:00
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (South Carolina) Heterodontus sowasheense (203258)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Heterodontus sowasheense (type locality: 62890)