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Pseudocarchariidae
Taxonomy
Pseudocarchariidae was named by Compagno (1973).
It was assigned to Lamniformes by Antunes and Balbino (2003), Nelson (2006), Nelson et al. (2016), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
It was assigned to Lamniformes by Antunes and Balbino (2003), Nelson (2006), Nelson et al. (2016), Cicimurri et al. (2025).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1973 | Pseudocarchariidae Compagno |
| 2003 | Pseudocarchariidae Antunes and Balbino p. 142 |
| 2006 | Pseudocarchariidae Nelson p. 85 |
| 2016 | Pseudocarchariidae Nelson et al. p. 65 |
| 2025 | Pseudocarchariidae Cicimurri et al. p. 15 |
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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.
Fm. †Pseudocarchariidae Compagno 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Messinian or 56.00000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Eocene | Jordan | Pseudocarcharias sp. (65225) | |
| Chattian | USA (Mississippi) | Pseudocarcharias sp. (133111) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Para) | Isurus novus (65162 112590) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Pará) | Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (276401 276433 276435) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Brazil (Para) | Isurus novus (58454) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Gifu) | Pseudocarcharias sp. (161445) | |
| Tortonian | Panama (Colon) | Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (160781) | |
| Messinian | Portugal | Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (65954 91423) | |
| Messinian | Panama (Colon) | Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (231894) |