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Pachyrhizodus caninus

Actinopteri - Crossognathiformes - Pachyrhizodontidae

Taxonomy
Pachyrhizodus caninus was named by Cope (1872).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Pachyrhizodus caninus Cope p. 344
1902Pachyrhizodus caninus Hay p. 387
1970Pachyrhizodus caninus Applegate p. 410
1981Pachyrhizodus caninus Thurmond and Jones p. 90
2010Pachyrhizodus caninus Giersch et al. p. 222 figs. 3, 4, 5B
2015Pachyrhizodus caninus Shimada p. 289 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderCrossognathiformesTaverne 1989
suborderPachyrhizodontoideiForey 1977
familyPachyrhizodontidaeCope 1872
genusPachyrhizodusAgassiz 1850
speciescaninusCope 1872

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.

†Pachyrhizodus caninus Cope 1872
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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: 2009-07-20 21:12:03
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:12:03
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Danian or 93.50000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian99.6 - 89.3USA (Texas) Pachyrhizodus caninus (221989)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Mexico (Nuevo León) Pachyrhizodus caninus (186284)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Pachyrhizodus caninus (94652)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Pachyrhizodus caninus (81926 81928)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Pachyrhizodus caninus (81931 81932 81934 81935 81972 82049 82052 82053)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Manitoba) Pachyrhizodus caninus (36707)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Alabama) Pachyrhizodus caninus (207338)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Illinois) Pachyrhizodus caninus (70129)