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Cretoxyrhina agassizensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cretoxyrhinidae

Taxonomy
Telodontaspis agassizensis was named by Underwood and Cumbaa (2010). Its type specimen is RSM P2989/144, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bainbridge River Bonebed, which is in a Cenomanian coastal mudstone in the Ashville Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Cretoxyrhina agassizensis by Newbrey et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Telodontaspis agassizensis Underwood and Cumbaa p. 927 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-27
2015Cretoxyrhina agassizensis Newbrey et al. p. 882 fig. 3B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCretoxyrhinidae
genusCretoxyrhina
speciesagassizensis()

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.

Cretoxyrhina agassizensis Underwood and Cumbaa 2010
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Turonian or 100.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Western Australia) Cretoxyrhina mantelli (215794)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Western Australia) Cretoxyrhina mantelli (215561)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Telodontaspis agassizensis (213403)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Telodontaspis agassizensis (type locality: 22731)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Telodontaspis agassizensis (213390)