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Otodus poseidoni

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Otodus poseidoni was named by Zhelezko (1999). Its type specimen is DM-1/IV-E12, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Otodus poseidoni Zhelezko p. 147 figs. Pls 19-22; pl 48, figs 1,2; pl 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Euselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyOtodontidaeGlickman 1964
genusOtodus
speciesposeidoni

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.

†Otodus poseidoni Zhelezko 1999
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†Otodus poseidoni poseidoni Zhelezko 1999
†Otodus poseidoni turanensis Zhelezko 1999
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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 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Kazakhstan Otodus poseidoni (277569 277570 277573 277574)