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Parotodus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)34628https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=34628
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Parotodus
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
familyOtodontidae
genusParotodusCappetta 1980
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Parotodusgenusbelongs to Otodontidaestated without evidenceYabe and Hirayama, 1998
Parotodusgenusbelongs to Lamnidaestated without evidencePurdy et al., 2001
Parotodusgenusbelongs to Lamniformessecond handSepkoski, 2002
Parotodusgenusbelongs to Otodontidaestated without evidenceFukata et al., 2014
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance33.9 - 28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Last Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Lamniformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Lamniformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Parotodus benedeni
species
listed (PBDB)1933.9 Ma
Oligocene
0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Parotodus benedenii
species
listed (PBDB)516.0 Ma
Miocene
5.33 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1980Parotodus Cappetta
1998Parotodus Yabe and Hirayama p. 47
2001Parotodus Purdy et al. p. 110
2002Parotodus Sepkoski, Jr.
2014Parotodus Fukata et al. p. 13
2018Parotodus Kent p. 94
2019Parotodus Landini et al. p. 358

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Yabe H., Hirayama R. (1998) Selachian fauna from the Upper Miocene Senhata Formation, Boso Peninsula, Central Japan, Natural History Research 5, 33-61
Purdy R. W., Schneider V. P., et al (2001) The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90, 71-202
Fukata K., Kameya A., et al (2014) Discovery of the teeth remains Parotodus benedeni from the Oligocene Ashiya Group in the Hikoshima Nishiyama Area, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Southwest Japan, Bulletin of the Yamaguchi Museum 40, 9-20
Kent B. W. (2018) The Cartilaginous Fishes (Chimaeras, Sharks, and Rays) of Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, USA, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 100, 45-160
Landini W., Collareta A., et al (2019) The early Miocene elasmobranch assemblage from Zamaca (Chilcatay T Formation, Peru), Journal of South American Earth Sciences 91, 352-371 doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2018.08.004
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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