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Australopristis wiffeni

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Australopristis wiffeni was named by Martill and Ibrahim (2012). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is GS11359, Mangahouanga Stream (V19/f6909), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian shoreface sandstone in the Tahora Formation of New Zealand. It is the type species of Australopristis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Australopristis wiffeni Martill and Ibrahim p. 74 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
genusAustralopristis
specieswiffeni

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.

Australopristis wiffeni Martill and Ibrahim 2012
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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: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand (South Island) Onchopristis dunklei (37089)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) Onchopristis dunklei (type locality: 27887)