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Platyrhizodon gracilis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes

Taxonomy
Platyrhizodon gracilis was named by Guinot et al. (2013). Its type specimen is University of Montpellier SRU-64, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Séru (SRU), which is in a Santonian carbonate chalk in France. It is the type species of Platyrhizodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Platyrhizodon gracilis Guinot et al. p. 663 figs. 25A-H

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

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.

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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France (Aisne) Platyrhizodon gracilis (type locality: 213563)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Ardennes) Platyrhizodon gracilis (157587)