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Ptychotrygon ameghinorum

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Ptychotrygonidae

Taxonomy
Ptychotrygon ameghinorum was named by Begat et al. (2022). Its type specimen is MPM-PV 1160.1.1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 3LAG0, east of Tres Lagos, which is in a Cenomanian delta front siliciclastic in the Mata Amarilla Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Ptychotrygon ameghinorum Begat et al. p. 4 figs. 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familyPtychotrygonidae
genusPtychotrygonJaekel 1894
speciesameghinorum

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.

†Ptychotrygon ameghinorum Begat et al. 2022
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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: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Argentina (Santa Cruz) Ptychotrygon ameghinorum (type locality: 242205)