†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: Carcharocles, Cretolamna, Kenolamna, Megalolamna, Megaselachus, Otodus, Parotodus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Paleocene to Eocene of United States (1: Maryland)
• Paleocene of Kazakhstan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: New Jersey)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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