Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Ptychodontidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Feuilleton Additionnel aux Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles 21-64
Belongs to Ptychodus according to M. Amadori et al. 2023
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1838, Agassiz 1839, Applegate 1970, Hay 1902, Herman 1977, Thurmond and Jones 1981 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Buffonites, Ptychodus altior, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus arcuatus, Ptychodus articulatus, Ptychodus belluccii, Ptychodus concentricus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus elevatus, Ptychodus gibberulus, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus mahakalensis, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus martini, Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus occidentalis, Ptychodus papillosus, Ptychodus parvulus, Ptychodus paucisulcatus, Ptychodus pauli, Ptychodus rhombodus, Ptychodus rugosus, Ptychodus schlottheimii, Ptychodus spectabilis, Ptychodus whipplei
Type specimen: BMNH 4385, 4408, 4413, a set of teeth
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Poland (1 collection), Ukraine (1), United States (2: Alabama, New Mexico)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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