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Protolamna sarstedtensis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Protolamna sarstedtensis was named by Schmitz et al. (2010). Its type specimen is NLH 102.976, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gott clay Pit, Sarstedt (early Barremian), which is in a Barremian marine claystone in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Protolamna sarstedtensis Schmitz et al. p. 289 figs. 3.6-3.15
2024Protolamna sarstedtensis Blake et al. p. 502 fig. 9E,F,I,J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
Euselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyPseudoscapanorhynchidae
genusProtolamna
speciessarstedtensis

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.

Protolamna sarstedtensis Schmitz et al. 2010
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 125.77000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Germany Protolamna sarstedtensis (type locality: 241486)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Protolamna sarstedtensis (241464)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Protolamna sarstedtensis (241463)