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Ozarcus mapesae

Chondrichthyes - Symmoriiformes - Falcatidae

Taxonomy
Ozarcus mapesae was named by Pradel et al. (2014). Its type specimen is AMNH FF20544, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ARC-07, Trace Creek, which is in a Pendleian offshore shale in the Fayetteville Formation of Arkansas. It is the type species of Ozarcus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Ozarcus mapesae Pradel et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
superorderCladodontomorphi
orderSymmoriiformes()
familyFalcatidaeZangerl 1990
genusOzarcus
speciesmapesae

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.

Ozarcus mapesae Pradel et al. 2014
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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 07:21:01
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:21:01
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pendleian or 330.30000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9USA (Arkansas) Ozarcus mapesae (type locality: 155545)