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Palaeogaleus sublaevis

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae

Taxonomy
Palaeogaleus sublaevis was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sidi Daoui, intercalaire C1/C2, which is in a Ypresian carbonate limestone in Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Palaeogaleus sublaevis Noubhani and Cappetta p. 76 figs. Pl 40, figs 1-14

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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
familyTriakidaeGray 1851
genusPalaeogaleusGurr 1963
speciessublaevis

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 sublaevis 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Morocco Palaeogaleus sublaevis (type locality: 214840)