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Scapanorhynchus puercoensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Mitsukurinidae

Taxonomy
Scapanorhynchus puercoensis was named by Bourdon et al. (2011). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-60918, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMMNH L-297, Rio Puerco, which is in a Santonian/Santonian paralic sandstone in the Point Lookout Formation of New Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Scapanorhynchus puercoensis Bourdon et al. p. 19 figs. 12-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyMitsukurinidaeJordan 1898
genusScapanorhynchus
speciespuercoensis

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.

Scapanorhynchus puercoensis Bourdon et al. 2011
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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 Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Middle Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Scapanorhynchus puercoensis (type locality: 52037)