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Paraisuridae

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Paraisuridae

Taxonomy
Paraisuridae was named by Herman (1979).

It was assigned to Lamniformes by Siversson and Machalski (2017).

Subtaxa
Paraisurus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Paraisuridae Herman p. 361
2017Paraisuridae Siversson and Machalski p. 451

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyParaisuridae
familyParaisuridae

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.

Fm. †Paraisuridae Herman 1979
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G. †Paraisurus Glikman 1957
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†Paraisurus compressus Sokolov 1978
†Paraisurus macrorhizus Pictet and Campiche 1858
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 Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Coniacian or 121.40000 to 85.70000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Paraisurus sp. (241434)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Australia (Western Australia) Paraisurus compressus (90688)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Marne) Paraisurus macrorhiza (169108 235565)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3France (Haute-Marne) Paraisurus macrorhiza (235569)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5USA (Texas) Paraisurus macrorhiza (52126) Paraisurus macrorhizus (213307)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Poland Paraisurus compressus (213375)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Ukraine Paraisurus macrorhizus (214239)
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Russian Federation (Belgorod) Paraisurus sp. (32314)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Kazakhstan Paraisurus macrorhizus (175010)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Uzbekistan (Navoi) Paraisurus sp. (58208)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Texas) Paraisurus sp. (241388)