Source Data | |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Geisacanthus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Geisacanthus | genus | subjective synonym of Cosmacanthus | stated without evidence | Hay, 1902 | Geisacanthus | genus | belongs to Chondrichthyes | stated with evidence | Bryant, 1914 | Geisacanthus | genus | belongs to Heterodontidae | stated without evidence | Jordan, 1963 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. C. Bryant. 1914. Teeth of a cestraciont shark from the Upper Triassic of northern California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology 8(3):27-30 |
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