†Moerigaleus Underwood and Ward 2011 (ground shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Full reference: C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward. 2011. New hemigaleid shark form the late Eocene of Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(3):707-711
Parent taxon: Hemigaleidae according to S. Adnet et al. 2020
See also Underwood and Ward 2011
Sister taxa: Chaenogaleus, Hemigaleus, Hemipristis, Paragaleus
Subtaxa: Moerigaleus vitreodon
Type: Moerigaleus vitreodon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Egypt (2 collections), Tunisia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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