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Fornicatus austriacus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes

Taxonomy
Fornicatus austriacus was named by Fuchs et al. (2018). Its type specimen is NHMW 2017/0056/0001, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Klausrieglerbach 1-A ravine (KB1-A), which is in a Valanginian basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in the Steinmühl Formation of Austria. It is the type species of Fornicatus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Fornicatus austriacus Fuchs et al. p. 250 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
genusFornicatus
speciesaustriacus

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.

†Fornicatus austriacus Fuchs et al. 2018
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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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Austria Fornicatus austriacus (type locality: 276381)