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Polyacrodus tiandongensis

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae

Taxonomy
Polyacrodus tiandongensis was named by Wang et al. (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zuodeng, Luolou Formation, which is in a Spathian shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Luolou Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Polyacrodus tiandongensis Wang. et al. pp. 248-249 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyPolyacrodontidae
genusPolyacrodus
speciestiandongensis

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.

Polyacrodus tiandongensis Wang. et al. 2001
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Spathian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China Polyacrodus tiandongensis (type locality: 120378)