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Carcharias holmdelensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

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

It was recombined as Synodontaspis holmdelensis by Case and Schwimmer (1988); it was recombined as Carcharias holmdelensis by Case and Cappetta (2004) and Retzler et al. (2013).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Odontaspis holmdelensis Cappetta and Case p. 19 figs. Pl 6, figs 10-21
1988Synodontaspis holmdelensis Case and Schwimmer p. 294
2004Carcharias holmdelensis Case and Cappetta p. 11
2013Carcharias holmdelensis Retzler et al. p. 86 fig. 3H

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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
speciesholmdelensis()

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 holmdelensis Cappetta and Case 1975
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Israel Carcharias holmdelensis (237918 237921 237924)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Georgia) Synodontaspis holmdelensis (70720)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (North Carolina) Synodontaspis holmdelensis (57918)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Jersey) Synodontaspis holmdelensis (14455)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Odontaspis holmdelensis (27570)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (South Carolina) Carcharias holmdelensis (79363)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Odontaspis holmdelensis (126600 126810)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Odontaspis holmdelensis (14504 124933)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Delaware) Odontaspis holmdelensis (126598)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Carcharias holmdelensis (83331)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Odontaspis holmdelensis (213744 213745 type locality: 213746)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Carcharias holmdelensis (61738)