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Paraisurus macrorhizus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Paraisuridae

Taxonomy
Oxyrhina macrorhiza was named by Pictet and Campiche (1858). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Paraisurus macrorhiza by Biddle (1993); it was recombined as Paraisurus macrorhizus by Cappetta and Case (1999), Sokolskyi and Guinot (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Oxyrhina macrorhiza Pictet and Campiche
1889Oxyrhina macrorhiza Woodward p. 381
1993Paraisurus macrorhiza Biddle p. 209 figs. Pl 4, figs 10,11
1999Paraisurus macrorhizus Cappetta and Case p. 24 fig. 7
2021Paraisurus macrorhizus Sokolskyi and Guinot p. 13 figs. 6A-F

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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
familyParaisuridae
genusParaisurusGlikman 1957
speciesmacrorhizus(Pictet and Campiche 1858)

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.

Paraisurus macrorhizus Pictet and Campiche 1858
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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: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 110.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Haute-Marne) Paraisurus macrorhiza (235569)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Marne) Paraisurus macrorhiza (169108 235565)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Paraisurus macrorhiza (52126) Paraisurus macrorhizus (213307)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Ukraine Paraisurus macrorhizus (214239)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Kazakhstan Paraisurus macrorhizus (175010)