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Carcharodon escheri ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4824570https://www.gbif.org/species/4824570
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)210112https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=210112
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon escheri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Lamnidae : Carcharodon : Carcharodon escheri
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
familyLamnidaeMüller and Henle 1838
genusCarcharodonSmith 1838
speciesCarcharodon escheriAgassiz 1843
Generic NameCarcharodon
Scientific NameCarcharodon escheri Agassiz, 1843
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Carcharodon escherispeciesbelongs to Carcharodonstated with evidenceAgassiz, 1843
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance13.8 - 11.6 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Lamniformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Lamniformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (livr. 15-16). Imprimérie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1843Carcharodon escheri Agassiz p. 260

References

Agassiz L. , Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (livr. 15-16). Imprimérie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel, 157-390
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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