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Eoetmopterus davidi

Chondrichthyes - Etmopteridae

Taxonomy
Eoetmopterus davidi was named by Feichtinger et al. (2022). Its type specimen is NHMW/2022/0150/0005, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waidach, near Nussdorf, horizon 4, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate marl in the Gerhartsreit Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Eoetmopterus davidi Feichtinger et al. p. 5 figs. 4A-L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
—Selachii
superorderSqualimorphi
—SqualidaNelson et al. 2016
—Squaliformes(Goodrich 1909)
familyEtmopteridaeFowler 1941
genusEoetmopterusMuller and Schollmann 1989
speciesdavidi

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.

†Eoetmopterus davidi Feichtinger et al. 2022
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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 07:18:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:18:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Austria Eoetmopterus davidi (228232 type locality: 228909)