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Cristomylus bulldogensis

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Cristomylus bulldogensis was named by Kirkland et al. (2013). Its type specimen is MNA V10139, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MNA 1067, Bulldog Bench, which is in a Cenomanian/Cenomanian crevasse splay mudstone in the Naturita Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Cristomylus bulldogensis Kirkland et al. p. 175 fig. 9.14
2014Cristomylus bulldogensis Eaton et al. p. 526 fig. 2D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
superfamilyRhinobatoidea
genusCristomylus
speciesbulldogensis

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.

Cristomylus bulldogensis Kirkland et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-16 15:51:00
Modified: 2009-07-16 17:51:00
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Cristomylus bulldogensis (type locality: 14385)
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Utah) Cristomylus bulldogensis (14414)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Utah) Rhinobatoidea indet. (14413)