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Borodinopristis ackermani

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Borodinopristis ackermani was named by Case et al. (2001). Its type specimen is CSUK97-2-52a, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Entrance to Fort Benning, Interstate Highway 185, which is in a Santonian/Santonian marine sandstone/mudstone in the Eutaw Formation of Georgia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Borodinopristis ackermani Case et al. p. 93 figs. Pl 2, figs 23-31; text-fig 5
2014Borodinopristis ackermani Cicimurri et al. p. 25 figs. 17R-Y

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

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.

Borodinopristis ackermani Case et al. 2001
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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: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Georgia) Borodinopristis ackermani (type locality: 61769)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Mississippi) Borodinopristis ackermani (275613)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (Alabama) Borodinopristis ackermani (176940)