Pseudonotidanus politus Thies 1992

Chondrichthyes - Hexanchiformes - Pseudonotidanidae

Alternative combination: Palaeospinax politus

Full reference: D. Thies. 1992. A new species of Palaeospinax (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii) from the Lower Jurassic Posidonia Shale of southern Germany. Paläontologische Zeitschrift 66:137-146

Belongs to Pseudonotidanus according to C. J. Underwood and D. J. Ward 2004

See also Thies 1992

Sister taxa: Pseudonotidanus semirugosus, Pseudonotidanus terencei

Type specimen: GPIT 1702, a skeleton. Its type locality is Holzmaden (Tubingen collection), which is in a Toarcian marine shale in Germany.

Distribution: found only at Holzmaden (Tubingen collection)

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