Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes
Alternative combinations: Polyacrodus bucheri, Prolatodon bucheri
Full reference: G. Cuny, O. Rieppel, and P. M. Sander. 2001. The shark fauna from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) of north-western Nevada. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 133:285-301
Belongs to Omanoselache according to M. B. Koot and G. Cuny 2014
See also Cuny et al. 2001 and Pla et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Omanoselache angiolinii, Omanoselache contrarius, Omanoselache halli, Omanoselache hendersoni
Type specimen: Its type locality is Favret Canyon, Augusta Mountains, Bed HB 0, which is in a Bithynian offshore grainstone in the Favret Formation of Nevada
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Spain (16 collections), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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