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Keasius taylori

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8692964https://www.gbif.org/species/8692964
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)305810https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=305810
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cetorhinidae : Keasius : Keasius taylori
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cetorhinidae : Keasius : Keasius taylori
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
classChondrichthyesHuxley 1880
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii
-NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
-Selachii
superorderGaleomorphi
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCetorhinidaeGill 1862
genusKeasiusWelton 2013
speciesKeasius tayloriWelton 2013
Generic NameKeasius
Scientific NameKeasius taylori Welton, 2013
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Keasius taylorispeciesbelongs to Keasiusstated with evidenceWelton, 2013
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cetorhinidae)
Dietsuspension feeder, carnivore (based on Cetorhinidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. J. Welton. 2013. A new archaic basking shark (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the Late Eocene of Western Oregon, USA, and description of the dentition, gill rakers and vertebrae of the recent basking shark Cetorhinus Maximus (Gunnerus). New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 58:1-48

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2013Keasius taylori Welton p. 22 figs. figs. 14-25

References

Welton B. J. (2013) A new archaic basking shark (Lamniformes, Cetorhinidae) from the Late Eocene of Western Oregon, USA, and description of the dentition, gill rakers and vertebrae of the recent basking shark Cetorhinus Maximus (Gunnerus), New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 58, 1-48
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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