Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Carcharhinidae
Alternative combination: Galeus latidens
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (5me livraison)
Belongs to Galeocerdo according to E. V. Popov et al. 2025
See also Agassiz 1835, Agassiz 1843, Bohm 1926, Cappetta and Case 2016, Casier 1971, Chapman and Cudmore 1924, Chapman and Pritchard 1904, Gibbes 1847, Hay 1902, Kumar and Loyal 1987, Nolf 1988, Noubhani and Cappetta 1997, Rapp 1946, Stromer 1910, Türtscher et al. 2021, White 1926 and Woodward 1889
Sister taxa: Galeocerdo aduncus, Galeocerdo aeltrensis, Galeocerdo capellini, Galeocerdo clarkensis, Galeocerdo cuvier, Galeocerdo denticulatus, Galeocerdo eaglesomei, Galeocerdo egertoni, Galeocerdo gibberulus, Galeocerdo mayumbensis, Galeocerdo medius, Galeocerdo minor, Galeocerdo mixtus, Galeocerdo platycuspidatum, Galeocerdo pygmaeus, Galeocerdo semilevis, Galeocerdo similis, Galeocerdo subcrenatus, Galeocerdo sublaevis, Galeocerdo tigrinus
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), Slovakia (1), United States (2: Maryland)
• Eocene of Belgium (2), Egypt (1), Germany (1), India (4), Kyrgyzstan (1), Namibia (1), Nigeria (2), Pakistan (1), Qatar (5), the Russian Federation (3), Saudi Arabia (1), Senegal (1), Togo (2), the United Kingdom (7), United States (7: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, Virginia), Uzbekistan (1)
Total: 44 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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