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Rolfodon goliath

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Chlamydoselachidae

Taxonomy
Chlamydoselachus goliath was named by Antunes and Cappetta (2002). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 6.7 km NW of Dombe Grande, which is in a Campanian marine horizon in Angola.

It was recombined as Rolfodon goliath by Cappetta et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Chlamydoselachus goliath Antunes and Cappetta p. 107 figs. Pl 3, fig 4
2019Rolfodon goliath Cappetta et al. p. 1126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderHexanchiformesde Buen 1926
familyChlamydoselachidae
genusRolfodon
speciesgoliath(Antunes and Cappetta 2002)

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.

Rolfodon goliath Antunes and Cappetta 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:04:38
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:04:38
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Angola Chlamydoselachus goliath (275710)