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Antarctilamna ultima

Chondrichthyes - Antarctilamniformes - Antarctilamnidae

Taxonomy
Antarctilamna ultima was named by Gess and Coates (2015). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grahamstown, which is in the Frasnian/Famennian of sandstone/shale the Witpoort Formation South Africa.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Antarctilamna ultima Gess and Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderAntarctilamniformes
familyAntarctilamnidae
genusAntarctilamnaYoung 1982
speciesultima

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.

Antarctilamna ultima Gess and Coates 2015
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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: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86South Africa Antarctilamna ultima (type locality: 23519)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86South Africa (Eastern Cape) Antarctilamna ultima (68049)