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Carcharias teretidens

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
C. aasenensis, C. acutissima (syn. Odontaspis vorax), C. acutissimus, C. acutus, C. adneti, C. clavata, C. clavatus, C. collata, C. dominguei, C. duplex, C. eocaenus, C. gibbesii, C. gracilis, C. gustrowensis, C. hardingi, C. holmdelensis, C. hopei (syn. Odontaspis hopei atlantica), C. khderii, C. latus, C. lomitae, C. melanopterus, C. ornatus, C. polygyrus, C. reticulata, C. samhammeri (syn. C. heathi), C. sanctaecrucis, C. steineri, C. taurus, C. tenuis, C. tenuis, C. victoriae, C. virgatulus

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCarchariidaeMuller and Henle
genusCarchariasRafinesque 1810
speciesteretidens

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Wasatchian or 66.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (New Jersey) Carcharias teretidens (62840)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Kazakhstan (Qaraghandy) Carcharias teretidens (84553)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Carcharias teretidens (62872)
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Virginia) Carcharias teretidens (15595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Carcharias teretidens (76601)