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Palaeocarcharodon orientalis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae

Taxonomy
Carcharodon orientalis was named by Sinzow (1899) [Not originally in the genus Carcharodon.].

It was recombined as Palaeocarcharodon orientalis by Case (1989), Case (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. turgidus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Carcharodon orientalis Sinzow
1919Carcharodon landanensis Leriche
1943Carcharodon landanensis Dartevelle and Casier p. 143 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-5
1989Palaeocarcharodon orientalis Case p. 4 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-3
1993Palaeocarcharodon orientalis Case p. 73 fig. 1
1996Carcharodon orientalis Applegate and Espinosa-Arrubarrena p. 27

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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
genusPalaeocarcharodonCasier 1960
speciesorientalis(Sinzow 1899)

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.

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Invalid names: Carcharodon landanensis Leriche 1919 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Angola (Cabinda) Carcharodon landanensis (242404)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Angola (Cabinda) Carcharodon landanensis (195089 242334)
Selandian - Thanetian61.66 - 56.0Kazakhstan (Qyzylorda) Palaeocarcharodon orientalis (84555)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Palaeocarcharodon orientalis (277988)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07USA (Maryland) Palaeocarcharodon orientalis (74640)
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (South Carolina) Carcharodon orientalis (15074)