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Palaeohypotodus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy

Palaeohypotodus was named by Glikman (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884,958].

It was assigned to Jaekelotodontidae by Glikman (1964), Herman (1977); to Lamniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Odontaspididae by Cvancara and Hoganson (1993), Cappetta and Nolf (2005), Popov and Lopyrev (2024).

Species

P. bronni (syn. Odontaspis houzeaui, Odontaspis acuta), P. lerichei, P. rutoti, P. volgensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1964	Palaeohypotodus Glikman p. 231
1977	Palaeohypotodus Herman p. 166
1993	Palaeohypotodus Cvancara and Hoganson p. 8
2002	Palaeohypotodus Sepkoski
2005	Palaeohypotodus Cappetta and Nolf p. 249
2024	Palaeohypotodus Popov and Lopyrev p. 789

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Chondrichthyes

Rank	Name	Author
infraclass	Elasmobranchii	(Bonaparte 1838)
—	Euselachii	()
—	Neoselachii	Compagno 1977
superorder	Galeomorphii	Compagno 1973
order	Lamniformes	Berg 1958
family	Odontaspididae	Müller and Henle 1839
genus	Palaeohypotodus

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. †Palaeohypotodus Glikman 1964

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†Palaeohypotodus bronni Agassiz 1843

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Invalid names: Odontaspis acuta Davis 1888 [synonym], Odontaspis houzeaui Woodward 1891 [synonym]

†Palaeohypotodus lerichei Glickman 1964

†Palaeohypotodus rutoti Winkler 1878

†Palaeohypotodus volgensis Zhelezko 1999

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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Aquitanian or 113.20000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (47 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Albian	113.2 - 110.1	France (Champagne-Ardenne)	Odontaspis bronnii (55335)
Late/Upper Santonian	85.7 - 83.6	Germany	P. bronni (177609)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Russian Federation (Volgograd)	P. sp. (38075)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Netherlands	P. bronni (3123)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Belgium (Limburg)	P. bronni (241927)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Netherlands (Limburg)	P. bronni (116894)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	Belgium	Lamna venusta (241708) P. bronni (241989 242085)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Denmark	Odontaspis bronnii (89866) P. bronni (241430 241432)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Belgium	P. rutoti (113363 242164)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Netherlands	P. bronni (3122)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	USA (Arkansas)	P. rutoti (206776)
Danian	66.0 - 61.66	Morocco	P. rutoti (242161)
Early/Lower Paleocene	66.0 - 61.66	USA (New Jersey)	P. rutoti (62840)
Selandian	61.66 - 59.24	Belgium	P. rutoti (68431 133221)
Selandian - Thanetian	61.66 - 56.0	Morocco	P. rutoti (242162)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	France	P. rutoti (149624 276442 276444 276446 277713 277714)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	Togo	P. sp. (61561)
Thanetian	59.24 - 56.0	France (Oise)	P. rutoti (277627)
Thanetian - Ypresian	59.24 - 48.07	France (Oise)	P. rutoti (68175 277626)
Clarkforkian	57.5 - 56.0	USA (South Carolina)	Odontaspis rutoti (15074)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Belgium	P. rutoti (241993 276601 276602)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	Russian Federation (Saratov)	P. rutoti (235736)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	USA (Washington)	P. sp. (5544)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	USA (Virginia)	P. rutoti (15595)
Ypresian	56.0 - 48.07	United Kingdom (England)	Odontaspis rutoti (22804)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene	48.07 - 33.9	Chile	P. rutoti (99479)
Bartonian	41.03 - 37.71	USA (Alabama)	Odontaspis rutoti (83251)
Bartonian - Priabonian	41.03 - 33.9	Antarctica	Odontaspis rutoti (31173)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)	P. sp. (32012)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	New Zealand (South Otago)	Lamna bronnii (45653)
Chattian	27.3 - 23.04	Australia (Victoria)	Lamna bronni (46166)
Aquitanian	23.04 - 20.45	Australia (Tasmania)	Odontaspis rutoti (28307)
Otaian	21.7 - 18.7	New Zealand	Lamna bronnii (204195)