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Pseudocarcharias

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudocarchariidae

Taxonomy
Pseudocarcharias was named by Cadenat (1963). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pseudocarchariidae by Antunes and Balbino (2003), Nelson (2006), Cicimurri et al. (2025).

Species
P. kamoharai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Pseudocarcharias Cadenat
2003Pseudocarcharias Antunes and Balbino p. 142
2006Pseudocarcharias Nelson p. 85
2025Pseudocarcharias Cicimurri et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyPseudocarchariidaeCompagno 1973
genusPseudocarchariasCadenat 1963

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.

G. Pseudocarcharias Cadenat 1963
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Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Matsubara 1936 [crocodile shark]
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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Messinian or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Jordan P. sp. (65225)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) P. sp. (133111)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Isurus novus (65162 112590)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Pará) P. kamoharai (276401 276433 276435)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Brazil (Para) Isurus novus (58454)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Gifu) P. sp. (161445)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) P. kamoharai (160781)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru P. kamoharai (277545)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) P. kamoharai (231894)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Portugal P. kamoharai (65954 91423)