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Sclerorhynchus priscus

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Sclerorhynchus priscus was named by Cappetta and Case (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kiest Boulevard (KIB), which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Sclerorhynchus priscus Cappetta and Case p. 37 figs. Pl 22, figs 1-10
2011Sclerorhynchus priscus Hamm and Cicimurri p. 118 fig. 6A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
genusSclerorhynchus
speciespriscus

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.

Sclerorhynchus priscus Cappetta and Case 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 93.90000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Sclerorhynchus priscus (type locality: 213299)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Sclerorhynchus priscus (241388)