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Parapalaeobates

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes - Parapalaeobatidae

Taxonomy
Parapalaeobates was named by Weiler (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 884].

It was assigned to Hypolophidae by Herman (1977); to Rhinobatoidei by Cappetta (1987); to Parapalaeobatidae by Zalmout and Mustafa (2001); and to Galeomorphii by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Parapalaeobates Weiler p. 16
1977Parapalaeobates Herman p. 283
1987Parapalaeobates Cappetta p. 141
2001Parapalaeobates Zalmout and Mustafa pp. 399-400 figs. 1-5, plate 7
2002Parapalaeobates Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
familyParapalaeobatidae
genusParapalaeobatesWeiler 1930

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. †Parapalaeobates Weiler 1930
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Parapalaeobates atlanticus Arambourg 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Danian or 93.90000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Uzbekistan (Navoi) P. sp. (118247)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Jordan P. pygmaeus (62538) P. sp. (241400)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Syria P. atlanticus (117853 117854 117855 117857 117862)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan P. atlanticus (241399) P. sp. (65223)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco P. atlanticus (116903)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) P. sp. (144918)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium P. sp. (242087)