†Keasius parvus Leriche 1908 (basking shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Cetorhinidae
Alternative combination: Cetorhinus parvus
Belongs to Keasius according to B. J. Welton 2013
See also Cicimurri and Knight 2009, Ciobanu 1977, Kalabis and Schultz 1974, Merle et al. 2002, Přikryl et al. 2016 and Schultz 1978
Sister taxon: Keasius taylori
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Virginia collections)
• Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1), France (1), Germany (2), the Netherlands (1), Poland (1), Romania (1), United States (1: South Carolina)
• Eocene to Oligocene of the Czech Republic (1)
Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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