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Hypotodus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Hypotodus was named by Jaekel (1895) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l T Eo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 884].

It was assigned to Jaekelotodontidae by Herman (1977); to Odontaspidae by Cappetta and Case (1975), Case (1978); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontaspididae by Cappetta and Nolf (2005), Ebersole et al. (2019), Popov and Lopyrev (2024), Popov et al. (2025).

Species
H. verticalis
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. robusta
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Hypotodus Jaekel
1975Hypotodus Cappetta and Case p. 16
1977Hypotodus Herman p. 166
1978Hypotodus Case p. 189
2002Hypotodus Sepkoski
2005Hypotodus Cappetta and Nolf p. 242
2019Hypotodus Ebersole et al. p. 45
2024Hypotodus Popov and Lopyrev p. 787
2025Hypotodus Popov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
genusHypotodusJaekel 1895

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.

G. †Hypotodus Jaekel 1895
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†Hypotodus verticalis Agassiz 1843
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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Campanian to the top of the Priabonian or 83.60000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Montana) H. sp. (177498)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) H. sp. (125950)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Maryland) Odontaspis verticalis (84052)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) Carcharias verticalis (62872)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France (Oise) H. verticalis (277627)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07France (Oise) H. verticalis (68175)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) H. verticalis (68440)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) H. verticalis (3260) Lamna verticalis (8050 13299 185913)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium H. verticalis (276601 276602)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom Lamna verticalis (160682)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Russian Federation (Saratov) H. verticalis (235736)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Denmark H. verticalis (180458)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) H. verticalis (81179 209524)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation H. verticalis (234680 234684 234686 234687)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine (Luhansk) H. verticalis (120885)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) H. verticalis (13346 81238 209521 276540)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium H. verticalis (242330 242331)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France H. verticalis (277216)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) H. verticalis (41888 41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine H. verticalis (211009)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany H. verticalis (121968)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan H. robusta, H. verticalis (45701)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) H. verticalis (140018)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) H. verticalis (81266 176944)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Odontaspis verticalis (45637)