| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Brachycarcharias koerti
Taxonomy
Otodus koerti was named by Stromer (1910). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Adabion (Oppenheim collection), which is in a Thanetian marine horizon in Togo.
It was recombined as Odontaspis koerti by White (1926); it was recombined as Brachycarcharias koerti by Marramà et al. (2019).
It was recombined as Odontaspis koerti by White (1926); it was recombined as Brachycarcharias koerti by Marramà et al. (2019).
Subspecies
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1910 | Otodus koerti Stromer p. 496 |
| 1926 | Odontaspis koerti White p. 15 |
| 2019 | Brachycarcharias koerti Marramà et al. p. 103 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Brachycarcharias koerti Stromer 1910
show all | hide all
†Odontaspis koerti itoriensis White 1926
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanetian | Togo (Maritime) | Otodus koerti (167948) | |
| Lutetian | Nigeria | Odontaspis koerti (60711 77257 187560) | |
| Bartonian | USA (North Carolina) | Odontaspis koerti (5387) | |
| Bartonian | Nigeria | Odontaspis koerti (32905) |