Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae
Alternative combinations: Carcharias rutoti, Odontaspis rutoti, Otodus rutoti
Belongs to Palaeohypotodus according to E. V. Popov and V. A. Lopyrev 2024
See also Baut and Génault 1995, Cappetta and Nolf 2005, Carlsen and Cuny 2014, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Cvancara and Hoganson 1993, Daimeries 1888, Dutheil et al. 2006, Glikman 1964, Herman 1977, Herman 1972, Iserbyt and De Schutter 2012, Kriwet et al. 2016, Long 1992, Nolf 1988, Pledge 1967, Thurmond and Jones 1981, White 1956, Woodward 1889 and Zhelezko and Kozlov 1999
Sister taxa: Palaeohypotodus bronni, Palaeohypotodus lerichei, Palaeohypotodus volgensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection)
• Eocene of Antarctica (6), Australia (3), Belgium (3), Chile (1), Denmark (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Alabama, Virginia)
• Paleocene to Eocene of France (2)
• Paleocene of Belgium (5), France (7), Morocco (2), United States (3: Arkansas, New Jersey, South Carolina)
Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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