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Marckgrafia

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Marckgrafia was named by Weiler (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884]. Its type is Marckgrafia libyca.

It was assigned to Pristiophoridae by Weiler (1935); to Ganopristinae by Arambourg (1940); to Pristidae by Tabaste (1963); to Sclerorhynchidae by Cappetta (1987), Werner (1989); and to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. libyca (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Marckgrafia Weiler p. 9
1940Marckgrafia Arambourg
1963Marckgrafia Tabaste p. 470
1987Marckgrafia Cappetta p. 151
1989Marckgrafia Werner p. 62
2002Marckgrafia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
genusMarckgrafia

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. †Marckgrafia Weiler 1935
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Marckgrafia libyca Weiler 1935
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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Algeria M. sp. (187588)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (DrĂ¢a-Tafilalet) M. libyca (25325)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt M. libyca (214404 214406 214493 214508) Onchopristis numidus (214432)