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Prosopodon

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes

Taxonomy
Prosopodon was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1995). Its type is Prosopodon assafai.

It was assigned to Dasyatoidea by Noubhani and Cappetta (1995).

Species
P. assafai (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Prosopodon Noubhani and Cappetta p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
superfamilyDasyatoideaWhitley 1940
genusProsopodon

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. †Prosopodon Noubhani and Cappetta 1995
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†Prosopodon assafai Noubhani and Cappetta 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Morocco P. assafai (214373)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco P. assafai (91362 214369 214370 214371 214372)