Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Orectolobidae
Full reference: A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta. 1997. Les Orectolobiformes, Carcharhiniformes et Myliobatiformes (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) des bassins à phosphate du Maroc (Maastrichtien-Lutétien basal). Systématique, biostratigraphie, évolution et dynamique des faunes. Palaeo Ichthyologica 8:1-327
Belongs to Metlaouia according to A. Noubhani and H. Cappetta 1997
Sister taxon: Eometlaouia numidica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Ouled Abdoun, recette IV, couche 2a, which is in a Selandian/Thanetian marine sandstone in Morocco
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Morocco (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Morocco (3)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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