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Paranomotodon angustidens

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae

Taxonomy
Oxyrhina angustidens was named by Reuss (1845). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paranomotodon angustidens by Cappetta and Case (1975), Herman (1979), Müller and Diedrich (1991) and Guinot et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Oxyrhina angustidens Reuss
1889Oxyrhina angustidens Woodward p. 380
1935Oxyrhina angustidens Dalinkevičius p. 273 figs. Pl 5, figs 119,120
1975Paranomotodon angustidens Cappetta and Case p. 24 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-10
1979Paranomotodon angustidens Herman p. 362
1991Paranomotodon angustidens Müller and Diedrich p. 38
2013Paranomotodon angustidens Guinot et al. p. 623 figs. 13A-L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyAlopiidaeBonaparte 1838
genusParanomotodonHerman 1975
speciesangustidens(Reuss 1845)

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 mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
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 Maastrichtian or 99.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Westphalia) Paranomotodon angustidens (210063)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Paranomotodon angustidens (213567)
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5United Kingdom (England) Paranomotodon angustidens (213569)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Czech Republic Paranomotodon angustidens (90516 90518)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Paranomotodon angustidens (213383)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Paranomotodon angustidens (126812)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Paranomotodon angustidens (14455 32181)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Paranomotodon angustidens (27570)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Paranomotodon angustidens (126600)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Paranomotodon angustidens (14504 221052)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Paranomotodon angustidens (213744 213745 213746 213747)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Oxyrhina angustidens (213668)