†Palaeobates polaris Stensiö 1921 (elasmobranch)
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Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Acrodontidae
Full reference: E. A. Stensiö. 1921. Triassic Fishes from Spitzbergen, Part I 1-307
Belongs to Palaeobates according to J. Bratvold et al. 2018
See also Stensiö 1921
Sister taxa: Palaeobates angustissimus, Palaeobates reticulatus, Palaeobates shastensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mt. Andersson, which is in a Smithian marine shale in the Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Norway (1 collection), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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