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Palaeobates polaris

Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobates polaris was named by Stensiö (1921). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Andersson, which is in a Smithian marine shale in the Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Palaeobates polaris Stensiö p. 34 figs. Pl. 3, Figs. 12-18
2018Palaeobates polaris Bratvold et al. p. 203 fig. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
orderHybodontiformes(Patterson 1966)
superfamilyHybodontoidea
familyAcrodontidaeCasier 1959
genusPalaeobates
speciespolaris

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.

Palaeobates polaris Stensiö 1921
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Diagnosis
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