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Cristomylus cifellii

Chondrichthyes

Taxonomy
Cristomylus cifellii was named by Kirkland et al. (2013). Its type specimen is MNA V9683, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wahweap Formation, MNA 456-1, which is in a Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Wahweap Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Cristomylus cifellii Kirkland et al. p. 180 fig. 9.16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
Batoidea
superfamilyRhinobatoidea
genusCristomylus
speciescifellii

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 cifellii 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Middle Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Cristomylus cifellii (75840 type locality: 75841)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Myledaphus sp. (61844)