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Caseodus eatoni

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Taxonomy
Caseodus eatoni was named by Zangerl (1981). Its type specimen is FMNH PF2520, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Logan Quarry, Level J, Reserve Township, which is in a Moscovian marine shale in the Staunton Formation of Indiana.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Caseodus eatoni Zangerl p. 51 figs. 86A,B, 90B
2005Caseodus eatoni Hamm and Cicimurri p. 66 figs. 4A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981
genusCaseodus
specieseatoni

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.

Caseodus eatoni Zangerl 1981
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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 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Moscovian to the top of the Kasimovian or 315.20000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Indiana) Caseodus eatoni (type locality: 131229)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (South Dakota) Caseodus eatoni (132341)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Caseodus eatoni (132333)