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Galeomorphi
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| Rank | superorder (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Selachii : Galeomorphi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 597 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 89 (15%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Selachii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Selachii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. A. Long. 2011. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution (Second Edition) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Carcharhiniformes order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Ground Shark | 1,878 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant |
| Heterodontiformes order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Bullhead Shark | 143 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 0 Ma Extant |
| Lamniformes order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Mackerel Shark | 2,837 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant |
| Erquitaia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hypsobatis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Mafoletia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Onchopristus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Parasquatina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Rajorhina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Reifia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Youssoubatis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1973 | Galeomorphii Compagno |
| 2002 | Galeomorphii Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Galeomorphii Delsate p. 8 |
| 2007 | Galeomorphii Kriwet et al. |
| 2009 | Galeomorphii Kriwet et al. p. 320 |
| 2011 | Galeomorphi Long p. 242 |
| 2018 | Galeomorphi Kent p. 62 |
References
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!
