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Palaeorhincodon wardi

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Rhinocodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeorhincodon wardi was named by Herman (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Palaeorhincodon wardi Herman p. 28
2025Palaeorhincodon wardi Landau et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyRhinocodontidaeGarman 1913
genusPalaeorhincodonHerman 1975
specieswardiHerman 1974

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.

Palaeorhincodon wardi Herman 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:07:32
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Virginia) Palaeorhincodon wardi (15595)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) Palaeorhincodon wardi (3256 3257)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Ukraine Palaeorhincodon wardi (211009)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Palaeorhincodon wardi (41989 41992)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Palaeorhincodon wardi (140018)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Uzbekistan Palaeorhincodon wardi (62573)