Cretodus semiplicatus Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Pseudoscapanorhynchidae

Alternative combinations: Lamna semiplicata, Otodus semiplicatus

Synonyms: Cretodus michoni Coquand 1860, Lamna sulcata Geinitz 1843, Otodus crassus Woodward 1888, Otodus divaricatus Leidy 1872, Otodus michoni Coquand 1860, Otodus sulcatus Geinitz 1843, Scylliorhinus rugosus Williston 1900, Scyllium rugosus Williston 1900

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (15me, 16me livraison) 157-390

Belongs to Cretodus according to H. M. Maisch et al. 2021

See also Agassiz 1843, Agassiz 1843, Cahuzac et al. 2007, Cappetta 1973, Cappetta and Case 1999, Cook et al. 2008, Cook et al. 2013, Dalinkevičius 1935, Hay 1902, Hay 1903, Leidy 1873, Müller and Diedrich 1991, Schwimmer et al. 2002, Shimada and Martin 2008, Shimada et al. 2006, Thurmond 1971, Woodward 1889 and Woodward 1942

Sister taxa: Cretodus crassidens, Cretodus houghtonorum, Cretodus longiplicatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (3: Alberta collections), France (7), Germany (1), Lebanon (2), Lithuania (2), Tunisia (2), United States (22: Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas)

Total: 39 collections each including a single occurrence

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