Ptychodus articulatus Agassiz 1837 (mackerel shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Ptychodontidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (8me, 9me livraison) viii-72

Belongs to Ptychodus according to L. Agassiz 1837

Sister taxa: Buffonites, Ptychodus altior, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus belluccii, Ptychodus concentricus, Ptychodus decurrens, Ptychodus elevatus, Ptychodus latissimus, Ptychodus mahakalensis, Ptychodus mammillaris, Ptychodus marginalis, Ptychodus martini, Ptychodus mortoni, Ptychodus occidentalis, Ptychodus papillosus, Ptychodus parvulus, Ptychodus paucisulcatus, Ptychodus pauli, Ptychodus polygyrus, Ptychodus rhombodus, Ptychodus rugosus, Ptychodus schlottheimii, Ptychodus whipplei

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ptychodus articulatus in the database

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