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Palaeorhincodon daouii

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeorhincodon daouii was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sidi Daoui, couche 2a, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Palaeorhincodon daouii Noubhani and Cappetta p. 46 figs. Pl 19, figs 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyRhinocodontidaeGarman 1913
genusPalaeorhincodonHerman 1975
speciesdaouii

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.

†Palaeorhincodon daouii Noubhani and Cappetta 1997
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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 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Morocco Palaeorhincodon daouii (133217)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Morocco Palaeorhincodon daouii (type locality: 214839 214848)