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Pachyrhizodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Crossognathiformes : Pachyrhizodontidae : Pachyrhizodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 113 - 94 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Crossognathiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Crossognathiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. Dixon. 1850. The Geology and Fossils of the Tertiary and Cretaceous Formations of Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pachyrhizodus basalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pachyrhizodus caninus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pachyrhizodus curvatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pachyrhizodus dibleyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pachyrhizodus kingi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pachyrhizodus latimentum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pachyrhizodus leptognathus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pachyrhizodus leptopsis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pachyrhizodus minimus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Raphiosaurus subulidens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Pachyrhizodus velox ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Pachyrhizodus Agassiz p. 374 |
| 1850 | Pachyrhizodus Dixon p. 374 |
| 1901 | Pachyrhizodus Woodward p. 37 |
| 1902 | Pachyrhizodus Hay p. 387 |
| 1970 | Pachyrhizodus Applegate p. 406 |
| 1981 | Pachyrhizodus Thurmond and Jones p. 90 |
| 2006 | Pachyrhizodus Cumbaa et al. p. 150 |
| 2006 | Pachyrhizodus Shimada et al. p. 25 |
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!
