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Megascyliorhinus

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Scyliorhinidae

Taxonomy
Megascyliorhinus was named by Cappetta and Ward (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l Q Plei Sepkoski's reference number: 453,884].

It was assigned to Galeomorphii by Cione (1986); to Parascyllidae by Purdy et al. (2001); to Carcharhiniformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scyliorhinidae by Cappetta and Ward (1977), Keyes (1984) and Otero et al. (2013).

Species
M. cooperi, M. miocaenicus
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. trelewensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Megascyliorhinus Cappetta and Ward p. 196 figs. Plate 26; Figs. 1-3
1984Megascyliorhinus Keyes p. 203
1986Megascyliorhinus Cione
2001Megascyliorhinus Purdy et al. p. 98
2002Megascyliorhinus Sepkoski
2013Megascyliorhinus Otero et al. p. 23 figs. Fg. 6: 9-16

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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
familyScyliorhinidaeGill 1862
genusMegascyliorhinus

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.

G. †Megascyliorhinus Cappetta and Ward 1977
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†Megascyliorhinus cooperi Cappetta and Ward 1977
†Megascyliorhinus miocaenicus Antunes and Jonet 1969
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 06:53:24
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:53:24
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Mangapanian or 55.80000 to 2.40000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) M. cooperi (204217)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Jordan M. sp. (65225)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Ukraine M. sp. (211009)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) M. cooperi (230269 230272)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Ukraine (Crimea) M. sp. (140018)
Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene47.8 - 33.9Chile M. sp. (99479)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt M. sp. (137550 137551 137568 137569)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Chile M. sp. (99478)
Oligocene - Miocene33.9 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) M. trelewensis (133690)
Duntroonian27.3 - 25.2New Zealand (South Island) M. cooperi (204280)
Waitakian25.2 - 21.7New Zealand (South Island) M. cooperi (204234 204281)
Waitakian - Otaian25.2 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) M. cooperi (85544)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) M. miocaenicus (48887)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (South Island) M. cooperi (204278 204279)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) M. cooperi (204276)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand (South Island) M. cooperi (204242 204277)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Portugal (Penedo) M. miocaenicus (161620)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France (Gironde) M. miocaenicus (161524 161527)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France M. miocaenicus (204218)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (South Island) M. cooperi (204275 204282 204283)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) M. trelewensis (140010)
Tongaporutuan11.608 - 6.5New Zealand (North Island) M. cooperi (204284)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) M. sp. (46167)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal (Alvalade) M. miocaenicus (65955)
MN 137.246 - 4.9Portugal M. miocaenicus (65954)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Tunisia M. miocaenicus (204219)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy M. miocaenicus (204946)
Opoitian - Castlecliffian5.333 - 0.34New Zealand (North Island) M. cooperi (152191)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Hawera) M. cooperi (28039)
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (North Island) M. cooperi (204286 204287 204288)
Mangapanian3.0 - 2.4New Zealand (North Island) M. cooperi (204285)