Paranomotodon toddi Case and Cappetta 1997 (thresher shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Alopiidae

Alternative combination: Anomotodon toddi

Belongs to Paranomotodon according to J. W. Hoganson et al. 2019

Sister taxon: Paranomotodon angustidens

Type specimen: Its type locality is Kemp Clay Formation, which is in a Maastrichtian marine claystone/sandstone in the Kemp Clay Formation of Texas

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (5: North Dakota, Texas collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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