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Platyrhizodon

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes

Taxonomy

Species
P. barbei, P. gracilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Platyrhizodon Guinot et al. p. 662

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
genusPlatyrhizodon

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.

G. †Platyrhizodon Guinot et al. 2013
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Platyrhizodon barbei Guinot et al. 2013
Platyrhizodon gracilis Guinot et al. 2013
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6United Kingdom (England) Carcharhiniformes indet. (213377)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France (Aisne) P. gracilis, P. barbei (213563)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Ardennes) P. gracilis, P. barbei (157587)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Somme) P. barbei (213565)