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Palaeobrachaelurus aperizostus

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobrachaelurus aperizostus was named by Thies (1983). Its type specimen is SMF 7129, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moorberg, near Hannover, which is in an Aalenian marine horizon in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Palaeobrachaelurus aperizostus Thies p. 33 figs. pl. 8, figs 3-5; pl. 9, fig 1
2010Palaeobrachaelurus aperizostus Delsate and Weis figs. Pl 6, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
suborderOrectoloboideiApplegate 1974
familyHemiscylliidaeGill 1862
genusPalaeobrachaelurus
speciesaperizostus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Aalenian or 174.70000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Palaeobrachaelurus aperizostus (type locality: 137168)