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Paraisurus compressus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8593415https://www.gbif.org/species/8593415
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)151701https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=151701
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Paraisurus : Paraisurus compressus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Paraisurus : Paraisurus compressus
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
familyCretoxyrhinidaeGlückman 1958
genusParaisurusGlikman 1957
speciesParaisurus compressusSokolov 1978
Generic NameParaisurus
Scientific NameParaisurus compressus Sokolov, 1978
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Paraisurus compressusspeciesbelongs to Paraisurusstated with evidenceSokolov, 1978
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Lamniformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Lamniformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. Siverson. 1997. Sharks from the mid-Cretaceous Gearle Siltstone, Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17(3):453-465

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Paraisurus macrorhiza Kemp, 1991GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Cretoxyrhinidae : Paraisurus : Paraisurus macrorhiza

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1978Paraisurus compressus Sokolov
1991Paraisurus macrorhiza Kemp p. 507
1997Paraisurus compressus Siverson p. 461

References

Siverson M. (1997) Sharks from the mid-Cretaceous Gearle Siltstone, Southern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17 3, 453-465
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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