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Neosaivodus flagstaffensis

Chondrichthyes - Ctenacanthiformes

Taxonomy
Neosaivodus flagstaffensis was named by Hodnett et al. (2012). Its type specimen is MNA V10488, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MNA locality 1645, Kachina Village, which is in a Kungurian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona. It is the type species of Neosaivodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Neosaivodus flagstaffensis Hodnett et al. p. 389 fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderCtenacanthiformes(Cappetta 1988)
genusNeosaivodus
speciesflagstaffensis

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.

Neosaivodus flagstaffensis Hodnett et al. 2012
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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 06:57:49
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:57:49
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Arizona) Neosaivodus flagstaffensis (type locality: 132087 132089)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Arizona) Neosaivodus flagstaffensis (132091)