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Platyspondylus foureaui

Chondrichthyes - Rhinopristiformes - Pristidae

Taxonomy
Platyspondylus foureaui was named by Haug (1905). It is a mold.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Platyspondylus foureaui Haug p. 816 figs. Pl. XVI: 2, 5–11
1963Platyspondylus foureaui Tabaste p. 461

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRhinopristiformesLast et al. 2016
familyPristidaeBonaparte 1838
genusPlatyspondylus
speciesfoureaui

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.

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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 Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 106.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian - Late/Upper Albian143.1 - 100.5Algeria (Illizi) Platyspondylus foureaui (25137)
Early/Lower Berriasian - Early/Lower Cenomanian143.1 - 93.9Algeria (Illizi) Platyspondylus foureaui (25222)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Niger (Agadez) Platyspondylus foureaui (25221)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Illizi) Platyspondylus foureaui (227231)