Sarcoprion Nielsen 1952 (chimaera)

Chondrichthyes - Eugeneodontiformes - Helicoprionidae

Full reference: E. Nielsen. 1952. On new or little known Edestidae from the Permian and Triassic of East Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 1-53

Parent taxon: Agassizodontidae according to M. Ginter et al. 2010

See also Nielsen 1952, Sepkoski 2002 and Zangerl 1981

Sister taxa: Helicoprion, Karpinskiprion, Agassizodus, Toxoprion, Arpagodus, Parahelicoprion

Subtaxa: Sarcoprion edax

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Greenland (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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