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Paraorthacodus kruckowi

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes - Paraorthacodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeospinax kruckowi was named by Thies (1983). Its type specimen is SMF 7096, a set of teeth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Moorberg, near Hannover, which is in an Aalenian marine horizon in Germany.

It was recombined as Paraorthacodus kruckowi by Duffin and Ward (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Palaeospinax kruckowi Thies p. 14 figs. pl. 2, figs 1-2
1993Palaeospinax kruckowi Biddle p. 63 figs. 7a-c, 8a-b
1993Paraorthacodus kruckowi Duffin and Ward p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSynechodontiformes
familyParaorthacodontidaeKlug 2010
genusParaorthacodusGlikman 1957
specieskruckowi()

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.

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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 07:23:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:23:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Aalenian or 189.60000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France (Sarthe) Palaeospinax kruckowi (149433)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Germany Palaeospinax kruckowi (type locality: 137168)