†Pachygaleus lefevrei Daimeries 1891 (hound shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Triakidae
Alternative combinations: Eugaleus lefevrei, Galeorhinus lefevrei, Galeus lefevrei
Belongs to Pachygaleus according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019
See also Cappetta 1992, Case et al. 2015, Casier 1946 and Cassier 1966
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (9), United States (3: Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Paleocene of United States (2: Mississippi, New Jersey)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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