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Saurodontidae

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes - Saurodontidae

Taxonomy
Saurodontidae was named by Stewart. Its type is Saurodon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chirocentridae by Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Saurocephalidae by Thurmond and Jones (1981).

It was assigned to Merospondyli by Cope (1887); to Clupeoidei by Jordan (1963); to Chirocentroidea by Applegate (1970); to Ichthyodectiformes by Stewart (1999), Cavin et al. (2013), Nelson et al. (2016); and to Ichthyodectoidei by Amalfitano et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Saurodontidae Cope p. 1019
1963Saurodontidae Jordan p. 619
1970Saurodontidae Applegate p. 419
1999Saurodontidae Stewart p. 337
2011Gwawinapterus Arbour and Currie p. 64 figs. 2-4
2011Gwawinapterus beardi Arbour and Currie p. 64 figs. 2-4
2013Saurodontidae Cavin et al. p. 170
2016Saurodontidae Nelson et al. p. 131
2020Saurodontidae Amalfitano et al. p. 277

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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)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
suborderIchthyodectoideiRomer 1966
familySaurodontidaeStewart
familySaurodontidaeStewart

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.

Fm. †Saurodontidae Stewart
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G. †Gillicus Hay 1898
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†Gillicus arcuatus Cope 1875
†Gillicus serridens Woodward 1901
G. †Prosaurodon Stewart 1999
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†Prosaurodon pygmaeus Stewart 1999
Invalid names: Ichthyodectes elegans Newton 1877 [nomen dubium]
G. †Saurocephalus Harlan 1824
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†Saurocephalus broadheadi Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus dentatus Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus ferox Stewart 1898
†Saurocephalus pygmaeus Loomis 1900
†Saurocephalus striatus Agassiz 1837
Invalid names: Daptinus Cope 1873 [synonym]
G. †Saurodon Hays 1829
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†Saurodon elongatus Taverne and Bronzi 1999
†Saurodon intermedius Newton 1878
†Saurodon leanus Hays 1830
†Saurodon phlebotomus Cope 1871
G. †Verraesichthys Taverne 2010
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†Verraesichthys bloti Taverne 2010
Invalid names: Gwawinapterus Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium], Gwawinapterus beardi Arbour and Currie 2011 [nomen dubium]
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 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Bartonian or 132.60000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland Saurocephalus inflexus (2198)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Switzerland Saurocephalus albensis (2167)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Saurocephalus lanciformis (49496)
Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8United Kingdom (England) Ichthyodectes elegans, Saurodon intermedius (238510)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Canada (Alberta) Gillicus sp. (221341)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) Gillicus arcuatus (67973)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Gillicus arcuatus (181902)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Gillicus arcuatus (188488)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (South Dakota) Saurodontidae indet. (194130)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation (Orenburg) Saurodontidae indet. (232890)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Alabama) Saurodon sp., Saurodon leanus, Saurocephalus lanciformis (81928)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Gillicus arcuatus (94652)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Saurodon leanus (81933 82049 82054) Saurodon leanus, Saurocephalus lanciformis (81934 82053)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Saurocephalus sp. (105717)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Gillicus arcuatus (36743)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Saratov) Saurocephalus lanciformis (224997)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Saurodon sp. (57918)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Gwawinapterus beardi (84196)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Saurodontidae indet. (79363)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy (Lecce) Saurodon elongatus (140248)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Saurodon sp. (7515)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Saurocephalus sp., Saurodon sp. (170239)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Egypt Saurocephalus fayumensis (42054)