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Ctenopristis nougareti

Chondrichthyes - Sclerorhynchiformes - Sclerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Ctenopristis nougareti was named by Arambourg (1940). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. jordanicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Ctenopristis nougareti Arambourg
1987Ctenopristis nougareti Cappetta p. 147
2004Ctenopristis nougareti Suárez and Cappetta

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassEuselachii()
infraclassElasmobranchii(Bonaparte 1838)
—Batomorphi()
orderSclerorhynchiformesKriwet 2004
familySclerorhynchidae
genusCtenopristis
speciesnougareti

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.

†Ctenopristis nougareti Arambourg 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Ctenopristis nougareti (116902 116903)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Morocco Ctenopristis nougareti (99627 213665 213666)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Morocco Ctenopristis nougareti (83311)