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Rhomaleodus budurovi

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Rhomaleodus budurovi was named by Andreev and Cuny (2012). Its type specimen is BU5240, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quarries section, sample 93-3 quarry 1 km Bg P+K, Belogradchik, which is in a Bithynian/Pelsonian carbonate limestone in the Babino Formation of Bulgaria. It is the type species of Rhomaleodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Rhomaleodus budurovi Andreev and Cuny p. 258 figs. 3,4,6A-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
genusRhomaleodus
speciesbudurovi

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.

†Rhomaleodus budurovi Andreev and Cuny 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bithynian to the top of the Pelsonian or 244.99000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bithynian - Pelsonian244.99 - 243.33Bulgaria Rhomaleodus budurovi (type locality: 149327 149328)