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Carcharodon humilis

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Lamnidae

Taxonomy
Carcharodon humilis was named by Koch (1904). Its type locality is Felsöesztergály, which is in a Burdigalian marine sandstone in Slovakia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. praemegalodon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Carcharodon humilis Koch p. 265 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 3a-c, 4a-c, 5a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusCarcharodonSmith 1838
specieshumilis

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.

†Carcharodon humilis Koch 1904
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Slovakia Carcharodon humilis (type locality: 48642)