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Danogaleus gueriri

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy
Danogaleus gueriri 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. It is the type species of Danogaleus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Danogaleus gueriri Noubhani and Cappetta p. 91 figs. Pl 49, figs 1-11

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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
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusDanogaleus
speciesgueriri

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.

†Danogaleus gueriri 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, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian - Danian70.6 - 61.6Morocco Danogaleus gueriri (214373)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Morocco Danogaleus gueriri (83311 91362 type locality: 116900 214369 214370 214372 214832 214834)