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Edaphodon sedgwicki

Chondrichthyes - Chimaeriformes - Edaphodontidae

Taxonomy
Chimaera sedgwickii was named by Agassiz (1838). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Chimaera (Psittacodon) sedgwickii by Agassiz (1843); it was recombined as Edaphodon sedgwicki by Woodward (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chimaera sedgwickii Agassiz figs. Pl 40, figs 17,18
1843Chimaera (Psittacodon) sedgwickii Agassiz p. 349
1891Edaphodon sedgwicki Woodward p. 73

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
suborderChimaeroidei
superfamilyChimaeroidea
familyEdaphodontidaeOwen 1846
genusEdaphodonBuckland 1838
speciessedgwicki()

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.

Edaphodon sedgwicki Agassiz 1838
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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 06:54:26
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:54:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Russian Federation (Volgograd) Edaphodon sedgwicki (92399)