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Eoptolamna eccentrolopha

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Eoptolamnidae

Taxonomy
Eoptolamna eccentrolopha was named by Kriwet et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MPZ 2005-4, a set of teeth, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Vallipón, Castellote, which is in a Barremian estuary/bay sandstone/conglomerate in the Artoles Formation of Spain. It is the type species of Eoptolamna.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Eoptolamna eccentrolopha Kriwet et al. pp. 280-281 figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyEoptolamnidae
genusEoptolamna
specieseccentrolopha

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.

Eoptolamna eccentrolopha Kriwet et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Kriwet et al. 2008As for genus, monotypic.
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Barremian or 125.77000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Aragón) Protolamna sokolovi (type locality: 28196)