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Polyacrodus brevicostatus

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Polyacrodontidae

Taxonomy
Hybodus brevicostatus was named by Patterson (1966). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Polyacrodus brevicostatus by Turmine-Juhel et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Hybodus brevicostatus Patterson
2019Polyacrodus brevicostatus Turmine-Juhel et al. p. 760

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyPolyacrodontidae
genusPolyacrodus
speciesbrevicostatus(Patterson 1966)

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.

Polyacrodus brevicostatus Patterson 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Albian or 140.20000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4United Kingdom (England) Hybodus brevicostatus (96621)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Spain (Aragón) Polyacrodus brevicostatus (28196)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46United Kingdom (England) Hybodus brevicostatus (235313)
Albian113.0 - 100.5USA (Texas) Hybodus brevicostatus (99143 99148)