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Macrorhizodus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Macrorhizodus Glikman
1977Macrorhizodus Herman p. 167
2013Macrorhizodus Otero et al. p. 19 figs. Fg. 3: 28-34
2019Macrorhizodus Ebersole et al. p. 56
2024Macrorhizodus Ebersole et al. p. 6
2025Macrorhizodus Popov et al.

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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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusMacrorhizodusGlikman 1964

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.

G. †Macrorhizodus Glikman 1964
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†Macrorhizodus falcata Rogovich 1860
†Macrorhizodus praecursor Leriche 1905
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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Rupelian or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) M. praecursor (81179 209524)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) M. praecursor (81238 209521)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Senegal M. praecursor (133429)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation M. praecursor (234679 234685)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. praecursor (230269 230273 230274)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Egypt M. praecursor (137540)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan M. sp. (45701)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain M. praecursor (141924)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) M. praecursor (81278 176944 209520)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Western Sahara M. praecursor (175734)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara M. praecursor (96686 96688)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt M. praecursor (96952 137542 137543 137545 137546 137547 137548 137549 137550 137551 137552 137553 137554 137556 137557 137558 137563 137572 137574 137575 137579)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Iran M. praecursor (239679)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) M. praecursor (235364)