Callorhinchus phillipsi

Taxonavigation: Chimaeroidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Holocephali Ordo: Chimaeriformes Subordo: Chimaeroidei

Familia: Callorhinchidae
Subfamilia: Callorhinchinae
Genus: Callorhinchus
Species: †Callorhinchus phillipsi

Name

†Callorhinchus phillipsi Cicimurri & Ebersole, 2015

• Holotype: MMNS 6210, right palatine.

Type locality: Locality MS.53.035, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. More precise locality information is on file at the MMNS.

Stratigraphic occurrence and age: lower Clayton Formation, approximately 4.5 m above the contact with the underlying Upper Cretaceous strata (2.5–3 m above the Pycnodonte pulaskensis beds), lower Paleocene (Danian Stage).

Etymology: named for George Phillips (MMNS), who discovered the specimen, in honor of his contributions to Mississippi paleontology.

References

• Cicimurri, D. J. & Ebersole, J. A., 2015: Paleocene chimaeroid fishes (Chondrichthyes: Holocephali) from the eastern United States, including two new species of Callorhinchus. PaleoBios, 32 (1): 1–29. PDF