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Foumtizia gadaensis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Foumtizia gadaensis was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ben Guerir, couche 0, which is in a Danian carbonate marl in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Foumtizia gadaensis Noubhani and Cappetta p. 65 figs. Pl 31, figs 6-8; pl 32, figs 1-7
2020Foumtizia gadaensis Guinot et al. p. 23 figs. 6A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusFoumtizia
speciesgadaensis

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.

Foumtizia gadaensis 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: 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 Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian72.2 - 61.66Morocco Foumtizia gadaensis (214373)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Foumtizia gadaensis (type locality: 116900 214372 214832 214834)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Togo Foumtizia gadaensis (61561)