Physogaleus contortus Gibbes 1847

Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae

Alternative combination: Galeocerdo contortus

Full reference: R. W. Gibbes. 1847. Monograph of the fossil Squalidae of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1(3):191-206

Belongs to Physogaleus according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2022

See also Clark 1895, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902, Kent 2018, Kocsis 2007, Landini et al. 2019, Purdy et al. 2001, Rapp 1946, VillafaƱa et al. 2020 and Woodward 1889

Sister taxa: Physogaleus cuvieri, Physogaleus hemmooriensis, Physogaleus onkensis, Physogaleus secundus

Distribution:

• Miocene of Belgium (1 collection), Cuba (1), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Italy (1), Panama (9), Peru (4), United States (18: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia)

• Oligocene of United States (2: South Carolina)

• Eocene of United States (1: Louisiana)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Virginia)

Total: 40 collections each including a single occurrence

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