†Proheterodontus sylvestris Underwood and Ward 2004 (bullhead shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Heterodontiformes - Heterodontidae
Full reference: C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward. 2004. Neoselachian sharks and rays from the British Bathonian (Middle Jurassic). Palaeontology 47(3):447-501
Belongs to Proheterodontus according to C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH P.66068, a set of teeth. Its type locality is Watton Cliff, Dorset [Forest Marble Fm], which is in a Bathonian marine limestone in the Forest Marble Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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