Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Heterodontus lonzeensis

Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae

Taxonomy
Heterodontus lonzeensis was named by Herman (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lonzée (argile supérieure, IRSNB collection), which is in a Santonian marine claystone in the Glauconie de Lonzée Formation of Belgium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Heterodontus lonzeensis Herman p. 87 figs. Pl 3, fig 3

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderHeterodontiformesBerg 1940
familyHeterodontidaeGray 1851
genusHeterodontusde Blainville 1816
specieslonzeensis

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.

Heterodontus lonzeensis Herman 1977
show all | hide all
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: base of the Santonian to the top of the Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Belgium Heterodontus sp. (type locality: 241893)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium Heterodontus lonzeensis (241965)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Heterodontus rugosus (241700)