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Polyfaciodus pandus

Chondrichthyes - Synechodontiformes

Taxonomy
Polyfaciodus pandus was named by Koot and Cuny (2014). Its type specimen is GSC 135735, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jabal Safra, Block 3, collection 103C, which is in a Spathian slope limestone in Oman.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Polyfaciodus pandus Koot and Cuny p. 907 figs. 9A-B', 10A-C
2023Polyfaciodus pandus Li et al. p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classChondrichthyes
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
orderSynechodontiformes
genusPolyfaciodus
speciespandus

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.

Polyfaciodus pandus Koot and Cuny 2014
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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 07:23:41
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:23:41
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Griesbachian or 251.30000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Oman Polyfaciodus pandus (173262)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Oman Polyfaciodus pandus (73249)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Guangxi) Polyfaciodus pandus (230317)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Oman Polyfaciodus pandus (73215 73229 type locality: 173257 173258 173260)