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Palaeogaleus faujasi

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Taxonomy
Carcharhinus faujasi was named by Geyn (1937).

It was recombined as Palaeogaleus faujasi by Herman (1977), Cappetta and Corral (1999), Adolfssen and Ward (2015), Corral et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Carcharhinus faujasi Geyn
1977Palaeogaleus faujasi Herman p. 261 figs. Pl 12, fig 2
1999Palaeogaleus faujasi Cappetta and Corral p. 352 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-8
2015Palaeogaleus faujasi Adolfssen and Ward p. 334 figs. 9A-F,?G
2016Palaeogaleus faujasi Corral et al. p. 650 fig. 8H,I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyTriakidaeGray 1851
genusPalaeogaleusGurr 1963
speciesfaujasi(Geyn 1937)

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.

†Palaeogaleus faujasi Geyn 1937
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Palaeogaleus faujasi (61351)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain (Burgos) Palaeogaleus faujasi (176782 213730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium (Limburg) Palaeogaleus faujasi (241927)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Palaeogaleus faujasi (241990 242079)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Belgium Palaeogaleus faujasi (241994 242087)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Palaeogaleus faujasi (241430 241431)