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Protodus jexi

Chondrichthyes - Protodontidae

Taxonomy
Protodus jexi was named by Woodward (1892). Its type specimen is NHM P6538, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Restigouche River Bridge, which is in a Pragian/Emsian marginal marine mudstone in the Campbellton Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Protodus jexi Woodward
1902Protodus jexi Hay p. 266
1979Protodus jexi Denison
2008Protodus jexi Turner and Miller p. 136

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
familyProtodontidaeWoodward 1932
genusProtodusWoodward 1892
speciesjexiWoodward 1892

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.

†Protodus jexi Woodward 1892
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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 Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 410.80000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Canada (New Brunswick) Protodus jexi (type locality: 90629)