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Borodinopristis schwimmeri

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Borodinopristis schwimmeri was named by Case (1987). Its type specimen is AMNH 12136, an other (rostral spine), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hannahatchee Creek, unit 3, which is in a Santonian/Campanian estuary/bay sandstone in the Blufftown Formation of Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Borodinopristis schwimmeri Case p. 26 figs. 1-3, 5, 6
2004Borodinopristis schwimmeri Suárez and Cappetta
2007Borodinopristis schwimmeri Cicimurri p. 65 figs. 3.10-3.12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
genusBorodinopristis
speciesschwimmeri

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 mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian - Middle Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Georgia) Borodinopristis schwimmeri (35289 type locality: 215806)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Carolina) Borodinopristis schwimmeri (79363)