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Pseudomyledaphus madseni

Chondrichthyes - Rajiformes

Taxonomy
Pseudomyledaphus madseni was named by Kirkland et al. (2013). Its type specimen is MNA V9840, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is OMNH V856, which is in a Coniacian/Santonian terrestrial horizon in the Straight Cliffs Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Pseudomyledaphus madseni Kirkland et al. p. 184

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderBatomorphii
orderRajiformesBerg 1940
suborderRhinobatoideiFowler 1941
genusPseudomyledaphusKirkland et al. 2013
speciesmadseni

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.

Pseudomyledaphus madseni Kirkland et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:15:23
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:15:23
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian - Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Utah) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (14414)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Utah) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (type locality: 14389)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Canada (Alberta) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (14425 14426 190344 190345)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Pseudomyledaphus madseni (167302)