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Dwardius woodwardi

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cardabiodontidae

Taxonomy
Cretolamna woodwardi was named by Herman (1977). Its type specimen is BMNH 39053, a set of teeth (associated set of teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cretoxyrhina woodwardi by Biddle (1993); it was synonymized subjectively with Pseudoisurus tomosus by Siverson (1997); it was recombined as Dwardius woodwardi by Siverson (1999), Guinot et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Cretolamna woodwardi Herman p. 207 figs. Pl 9, fig 1
1993Cretoxyrhina woodwardi Biddle p. 205
1999Dwardius woodwardi Siverson p. 57
2013Dwardius woodwardi Guinot et al. p. 635 figs. 16R-Y

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCardabiodontidae
genusDwardius
specieswoodwardi(Herman 1977)

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.

Dwardius woodwardi Herman 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available