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Pristiophorus humboldti

Chondrichthyes - Pristiophoriformes - Pristiophoridae

Taxonomy
Pristiophorus humboldti was named by Villafaña et al. (2019). Its type specimen is SGO.PV 1307, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Perro (PPN), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Pristiophorus humboldti Villafaña et al. p. 5 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
superorderSqualomorphi(Compagno 1973)
orderPristiophoriformesBerg 1958
familyPristiophoridaeBleeker 1859
genusPristiophorusBleeker 1859
specieshumboldti

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.

†Pristiophorus humboldti Villafaña et al. 2019
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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 07:11:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:11:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Pristiophorus humboldti (type locality: 241729)