†Palaeocarcharodon Casier 1960 (mackerel shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Otodontidae
Parent taxon: Otodontidae according to J. Herman 1977
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cretalamna, Kenolamna, Megalolamna, Otodus, Parotodus, Trigonotodus
Subtaxa: Palaeocarcharodon orientalis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Paleocene of Angola (3), Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: New Jersey, South Carolina)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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