†Nebrius obliquus Leidy 1877 (nurse shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Orectolobiformes - Ginglymostomatidae
Synonyms: Ginglymostoma blanckenhorni Stromer 1903, Ginglymostoma fourtaui Priem 1905
Belongs to Nebrius according to S. Boulemia and S. Adnet 2023
See also Noubhani and Cappetta 1997 and Thurmond and Jones 1981
Sister taxa: Nebrius bequaerti, Nebrius concolor, Nebrius ferrugineus, Nebrius serra, Nebrius thielensis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (3 collections)
• Eocene of Morocco (9), United States (1: Alabama), Western Sahara (2)
• Paleocene of Algeria (1)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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