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Physogaleus tertius

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
P. contortus, P. cuvieri, P. hemmooriensis, P. onkensis, P. secundus (syn. Trigonodus tertius, Galeorhinus formosus)
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. americanus, P. latus

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderCarcharhiniformesCompagno 1973
familyCarcharhinidaeJordan and Evermann 1896
genusPhysogaleus
speciestertius

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Mississippi) Physogaleus tertius (62872)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) Physogaleus tertius (182641)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Mississippi) Physogaleus tertius (62890)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine Physogaleus tertius (211009)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) Physogaleus tertius (140018)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Egypt Physogaleus tertius (62459)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Egypt Physogaleus tertius (62468)