Dwardius sudindicus Underwood et al. 2011 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cardabiodontidae

Full reference: C. J. Underwood, A. Goswami, G. V. R. Prasad, O. Verma, and J. J. Flynn. 2011. Marine vertebrates from the ‘Middle’ Cretaceous (Early Cenomanian) of South India. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31(3):539-552

Belongs to Dwardius according to C. J. Underwood et al. 2011

Sister taxon: Dwardius woodwardi

Type specimen: DUGF/21, a tooth. Its type locality is Northwest of Garudamanglam, which is in a Cenomanian offshore mudstone in the Karai Formation of India.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Northwest of Garudamanglam

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