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Pseudomegachasma comanchensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Taxonomy
Megachasma comanchensis was named by Shimada (2007). Its type specimen is FHSM VP-15095, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tobe locality, Comanche National Grassland, which is in a Cenomanian deep subtidal ramp grainstone in the Greenhorn Limestone Formation of Colorado.

It was recombined as Pseudomegachasma comanchensis by Shimada et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Megachasma comanchensis Shimada p. 513 figs. 1A-K, 2A
2015Pseudomegachasma comanchensis Shimada et al. p. 6 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOdontaspididaeMüller and Henle 1839
subfamilyJohnlonginae
genusPseudomegachasma
speciescomanchensis()

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 Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Middle Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Colorado) Johnlongia sp. (35429) Megachasma comanchensis (213403)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8USA (Texas) Pseudomegachasma comanchensis (213399)