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Palaeobrachaelurus bedfordensis

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Hemiscylliidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobrachaelurus bedfordensis was named by Thies (1983). Its type specimen is SMF 7133, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rookery Pit, London Brick Company, Stewartby, which is in a Callovian marine siltstone in the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Paleobrachselurus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Palaeobrachaelurus bedfordensis Thies p. 35 figs. pl. 9, figs 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyHemiscylliidaeGill 1862
genusPalaeobrachaelurus
speciesbedfordensis

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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Callovian or 166.10000 to 163.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom Palaeobrachaelurus bedfordensis (type locality: 137185)