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Edaphadon mirificus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)203978https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=203978
Rankspecies (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Chimaeriformes : Callorhynchidae : Edaphadon : Edaphadon mirificus
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
subclassHolocephali
superorderHolocephalomorphaLund 1986
orderChimaeriformesObruchev 1953
familyCallorhynchidae(Garman 1901)
genusEdaphadonBuckland 1838
speciesEdaphadon mirificusLeidy 1856
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Edaphadon mirificusspeciesbelongs to Edaphadonstated without evidenceLeidy, 1856
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance70.6 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Chimaeriformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Chimaeriformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. Stahl and D. Parris. 2004. The complete dentition of Edaphodon mirificus (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from a single individual. Journal of Paleontology 78(2):388-392

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1856Edaphadon mirificus Leidy figs. 1-3

References

Stahl B., Parris D. (2004) The complete dentition of Edaphodon mirificus (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from a single individual, Journal of Paleontology 78 2, 388-392
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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