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Pristodontidae
Taxonomy
Pristodontidae was named by Woodward (1889). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Selachii by Woodward (1889); to Petalodontida by Zangerl (1981); and to Petalodontiformes by Hansen (1978), Lund (1989), Nelson (2006) and Ginter et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Selachii by Woodward (1889); to Petalodontida by Zangerl (1981); and to Petalodontiformes by Hansen (1978), Lund (1989), Nelson (2006) and Ginter et al. (2010).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
Fm. †Pristodontidae Woodward 1889
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G. †Davodus Hansen 1985
G. †Megactenopetalus David 1944
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G. †Petalorhynchus Newberry and Worthen 1866
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†Petalorhynchus beargulchensis Lund 1989
Petalorhynchus distortus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Petalorhynchus indicus Waagen 1879
Petalorhynchus pseudosagittatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
†Petalorhynchus psittacinus Agassiz 1843
Petalorhynchus spatulatus Saint John and Worthen 1875
Petalorhynchus striatus Newberry and Worthen 1866
G. †Pristodus Davis 1883
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†Pristodus benniei Etheridge 1875
†Pristodus concinnus Davis 1883
†Pristodus falcatus Davis 1883
Invalid names: Peripristidae Eastman 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available