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Carcharias samhammeri

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy
Odontaspis samhammeri was named by Cappetta and Case (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hop Brook (HBR), which is in a Maastrichtian coastal sandstone in the Navesink Formation of New Jersey.

It was recombined as Carcharias samhammeri by Case and Cappetta (2004), Retzler et al. (2013) and Hoganson et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. khderii, C. koerti, C. kraussi, C. schwimmeri, C. tricuspidatus, C. twiggsensis, C. whitei

Synonyms
  • Carcharias heathi was named by Case and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kemp Clay Formation, which is in a Maastrichtian marine claystone/sandstone in the Kemp Clay Formation of Texas.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Carcharias samhammeri by Hoganson et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Odontaspis samhammeri Cappetta and Case p. 18 figs. Pl 5, figs 11-26
1997Carcharias heathi Case and Cappetta p. 140 figs. Pl 7, figs 7-9
1999Carcharias heathi Cappetta and Corral p. 347 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,8
2004Carcharias samhammeri Case and Cappetta p. 11
2013Carcharias samhammeri Retzler et al. p. 86 fig. 3G
2016Carcharias heathi Corral et al. p. 649 figs. 7A-L
2019Carcharias samhammeri Hoganson et al. p. 23 figs. 7.49-7.61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCarchariidaeMuller and Henle
genusCarchariasRafinesque 1810
speciessamhammeri()

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.

†Carcharias samhammeri Cappetta and Case 1975
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Invalid names: Carcharias heathi Case and Cappetta 1997 [synonym]
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 Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 86.30000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Israel Carcharias samhammeri (237920 237922)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Israel Carcharias samhammeri (237918 237921)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Odontaspis samhammeri (88610 213750)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Odontaspis samhammeri (57918)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Odontaspis samhammeri (14455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Odontaspis samhammeri (27570)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Carcharias samhammeri (79363)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Odontaspis samhammeri (126810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Carcharias samhammeri (221052) Odontaspis samhammeri (14504 57916)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Delaware) Odontaspis samhammeri (126598)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Carcharias samhammeri (83331)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Delaware) Odontaspis samhammeri (126811)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Odontaspis samhammeri (213744 213745 213746 213747 213748)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Morocco Carcharias heathi (99627)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Carcharias heathi (176782 213729 213730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Carcharias samhammeri, Carcharias heathi (61738)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Carcharias samhammeri (179290 179291 179292 213580 213582 213583 213584 213585 213586 213587 213589 213590 213591 213593 213595 213596 213597 213598 213599 213600 213601 213602 213608 213609 213610 213611 213612 213613 213615 213616 213617 213619 213620)