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Physogaleus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Physogaleus Cappetta p. 37
1997Physogaleus Noubhani and Cappetta p. 85
2002Physogaleus Sepkoski
2005Physogaleus Tabuce et al. p. 387
2006Physogaleus Rana et al. p. 515
2009Physogaleus Cicimurri and Knight p. 632
2014Physogaleus Carnevale et al. p. 41
2014Physogaleus Maisch et al. p. 192
2015Physogaleus Case et al. p. 1128
2017Physogaleus Hastings and Dooley p. 83
2018Physogaleus Kent p. 110
2019Physogaleus Ebersole et al. p. 91
2019Physogaleus Landini et al. p. 360
2020Physogaleus Villafaña et al.
2021Physogaleus Rana et al. p. 9
2022Physogaleus Cicimurri et al.
2024Physogaleus Ebersole et al. p. 9
2025Physogaleus Cicimurri et al. p. 26
2025Physogaleus Maisch IV et al. p. 24
2025Physogaleus 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
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyGaleocerdonidaePoey 1875
genusPhysogaleus

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. †Physogaleus Cappetta 1980
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†Physogaleus contortus Gibbes 1847
†Physogaleus cuvieri Agassiz 1835
†Physogaleus hemmooriensis Reinecke and Hoedemakers 2006
†Physogaleus latus Storms 1894
†Physogaleus onkensis Boulemia and Adnet 2023
†Physogaleus secundus Winkler 1876
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Invalid names: Galeorhinus formosus Arambourg 1952 [synonym], Trigonodus tertius Winkler 1874 [synonym]
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Messinian or 59.24000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (198 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Mississippi) P. americanus, P. tertius, P. sp. (62872)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Virginia) Galeocerdo contortus (84048)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo P. sp. (61561)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0France P. secundus (276443 276444 276446)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Nigeria P. sp. (277314)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Algeria P. secundus, P. onkensis (232262)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07India P. sp. (210158)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Mississippi) P. americanus, P. tertius (62890)
MP 1056.0 - 48.07France (Picardie) P. sp. (68440)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Aude) P. tertius (182641)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Senegal P. secundus (209379)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy P. cuvieri (94830)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Morocco P. secundus (116904 158991 214840 214846 214847 214849 214850 214851)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) P. sp. (55494 180565)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (South Carolina) P. secundus (203258)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Virginia) P. secundus (15595)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Physodon tertius (8050 13299 185933) P. secundus (3260)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium P. secundus (276601 276602)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Netherlands P. secundus (276464 276465 276468 276471 276472 276489 276491)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) P. secundus (81189 209524) P. sp., P. secundus (81179)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) P. secundus (3256 3257 3258)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Canada (Northwest Territory) P. secundus (190390)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Canada (Northwest Territories) P. americanus, P. secundus (193066) P. secundus (193065 193067 193068 193070 193071 193072 193073 193074)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Netherlands P. secundus (276460)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Russian Federation P. secundus (234679 234680 234684 234686 234687)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine P. tertius (211009)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola Physodon tertius (242407)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Togo P. sp. (32991)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) P. secundus (81224 205834 209522 209523 276540) P. sp., P. secundus (13346 209521)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine (Luhansk) P. minor, P. secundus (120885)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France P. sp. (74858 277215 277216 277217 277219)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Physodon tertius (41888) P. secundus (41989 41992 41994 41996 41998)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Congo-Kinshasa Physodon tertius (275438)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Angola (Cabinda) Physodon tertius (83988 242405)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) P. secundus (209370 209371)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium P. secundus (109912)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Netherlands P. secundus (276458)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan Physodon tertius (45701 45702) P. sp. (62573)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) P. tertius (140018)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene48.07 - 33.9Egypt P. tertius (62459)
Lutetian - Chattian48.07 - 23.04Congo-Kinshasa Physodon tertius (275437 275439)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) P. secundus (81266 176944 209520)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Western Sahara P. sp. (175734)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71India (Rajasthan) P. sp. (277019)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Egypt P. tertius (62468)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) P. sp. (160400)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Galeocerdo contortus (75638)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) P. latus (202013 202014)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Western Sahara P. sp. (96686 96688)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jordan P. sp. (32899)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation P. latus (149625 149626)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt P. sp. (96952 137542 137543 137545 137546 137547 137548 137549 137550 137551 137553 137554 137557 137558 137568 137569 137574 137579 137582)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Georgia) P. sp., P. secundus (45640)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France P. latus (69805)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. latus (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Alabama) P. sp. (235364)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Netherlands Galeorhinus latus (87249 87250)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Belgium Galeorhinus latus (277455 277466) P. latus (276448 277427 277429 277430)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany P. latus (95898)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Netherlands (Winterswijik) Galeorhinus latus (87248)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (South Carolina) P. contortus (224900) P. sp., P. contortus (60444)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland (Subcarpathian Voivodeship) P. latus (186589)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland Galeorhinus latus (277584)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Mississippi) P. sp., P. contortus (133111)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Galeorhinus latus (11601)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) P. aduncas (71651)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (South Carolina) P. aduncas (211540) P. sp. (97550)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Panama (Panama) P. contortus (159349)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (North Carolina) Galeocerdo contortus, Galeorhinus latus (71660)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Galeocerdo contortus (48887)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Belgium P. contortus, P. hemmooriensis (208831)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Galeocerdo contortus (18579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru (Ica) P. contortus (100330)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Falcón) P. contortus (276389 276390 276391)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Italy Galeocerdo contortus (70814)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Hungary Galeocerdo contortus (210623)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) P. contortus (210593)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Maryland) Galeocerdo contortus (57786 70593)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Peru P. contortus (167732)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Cuba Galeocerdo contortus (159595)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Galeocerdo contortus (48884)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) P. contortus (79793)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany P. sp. (46955)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Peru Galeocerdo contortus (113242 113244)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Galeocerdo contortus (55396 57782 60376)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Virginia) P. contortus (57700)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Galeocerdo contortus (161374) P. contortus (162456)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) P. contortus (18554)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Peru P. contortus (277545)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Virginia) P. contortus (152251)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Galeocerdo contortus (24237) P. contortus (96700)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Panama (Panama) P. contortus (191989 191993 191994 191995 191996) P. sp. (191998) P. sp., P. contortus (191987)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) P. sp. (162678)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Florida) P. contortus (162452 162457)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (Florida) P. contortus (276265)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Virginia) P. contortus (179732)