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Dasyatis ponsi

Chondrichthyes - Myliobatiformes - Dasyatidae

Taxonomy
Dasyatis ponsi was named by Noubhani and Cappetta (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun, recette IV, couche 2a, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in the Couche II Formation of Morocco.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Dasyatis ponsi Noubhani and Cappetta p. 102 figs. Pl 53, figs 1-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
RankNameAuthor
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderMyliobatiformesCompagno 1973
suborderMyliobatoideiCompagno 1973
familyDasyatidaeJordan 1888
subfamilyDasyatinaeJordan and Gilbert 1879
genusDasyatisRafinesque 1810
speciesponsi

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.

Dasyatis ponsi 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 07:05:51
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:51
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Dasyatis ponsi (214372 214834)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Morocco Dasyatis ponsi (214839 type locality: 214848)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Morocco Dasyatis ponsi (86295)