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Cantioscyllium estesi

Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae

Taxonomy
Mesiteia estesi was named by Herman (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lull 2 Quarry (UCMP V-5620), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial sandstone in the Lance Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Brachaelurus estesi by Case (1979); it was recombined as Cantioscyllium estesi by Eaton et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Mesiteia estesi Herman p. 148
1979Brachaelurus estesi Case p. 225
2014Cantioscyllium estesi Eaton et al. p. 526 fig. 2B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderGaleomorphi
orderOrectolobiformesApplegate 1972
familyGinglymostomatidaeGill 1862
genusCantioscyllium
speciesestesi()

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.

Cantioscyllium estesi Herman 1977
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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 14:07:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) Cantioscyllium estesi (14412)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Utah) Cantioscyllium estesi (230871)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Utah) Cantioscyllium estesi (14410 75839)
Lancian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Brachaelurus estesi (14568) Brachaelurus estesi, Cantioscyllium estesi (14549) Cantioscyllium estesi (144502)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Montana) Brachaelurus estesi (183109)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Mesiteia estesi (type locality: 14585)