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Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae

Taxonomy
Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus was named by Case (1978). Its type specimen is MTA 8, a tooth, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cretorectolobus olsoni by Siverson (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus Case p. 187 figs. 8; Pl. 2:6, 7a-d
1987Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus Case p. 18 fig. 6
1999Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus Beavan and Russell p. 499 figs. 3.5, 3.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyOrectolobidaeJordan and Fowler 1903
genusEucrossorhinusRegan 1908
speciesmicrocuspidatus

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: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus (22640)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus (70455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus (69150)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus (229975)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) Eucrossorhinus microcuspidatus (69161)