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Galeocerdo davisi

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae

Taxonomy
Galeocerdo davisi was named by Chapman and Pritchard (1904). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gellibrand River, which is in a Langhian marine horizon in Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Galeocerdo davisi Chapman and Pritchard p. 6
1918Galeocerdo davisi Chapman p. 7
1924Galeocerdo davisi Chapman and Cudmore p. 116

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyGaleocerdidae(Whitley 1934)
genusGaleocerdoMüller and Henle 1837
speciesdavisiChapman and Pritchard 1904

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.

Galeocerdo davisi Chapman and Pritchard 1904
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Miocene or 28.10000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Galeocerdo davisi (204312)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333New Zealand (South Island) Galeocerdo davisi (202915)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Galeocerdo davisi (type locality: 122377)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Australia (Victoria) Galeocerdo davisi (154112)