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Romerodus orodontus

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Caseodontidae

Taxonomy
Romerodus orodontus was named by Zangerl (1981). Its type specimen is FMNH PF8522, a partial skeleton (anterior half), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hansen Quarry, Quarry 6, Stark Shale, Papillion, which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in the Dennis Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Romerodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Romerodus orodontus Zangerl p. 79 fig. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassHolocephali(Bonaparte 1832)
orderEugeneodontiformes()
superfamilyCaseodontoidea
familyCaseodontidaeZangerl 1981
genusRomerodus
speciesorodontus

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.

†Romerodus orodontus Zangerl 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:03:14
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:03:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Kasimovian or 307.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Nebraska) Romerodus orodontus (132113 type locality: 132117)