Chondrichthyes - Hybodontiformes - Lonchidiidae
Full reference: E. Manzanares, C. Pla, C. Martínez-Pérez, H. Ferrón, and H. Botella. 2017. Lonchidion derenzii, sp. nov., a new lonchidiid shark (Chondrichthyes, Hybodontiformes) from the Upper Triassic of Spain, with remarks on lonchidiid enameloid. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(e1253585):1-5
Belongs to Lonchidion according to E. Manzanares et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Lonchidion anitae, Lonchidion babulskii, Lonchidion breve, Lonchidion crenulatum, Lonchidion delsatei, Lonchidion ferganensis, Lonchidion griffisi, Lonchidion humblei, Lonchidion indicus, Lonchidion inflexum, Lonchidion khoratensis, Lonchidion marocensis, Lonchidion microselachos, Lonchidion monteschi, Lonchidion selachas, Lonchidion selachos, Lonchidion striatum, Lonchidion weltoni
Type specimen: MGUV-27744, a tooth. Its type locality is Boyar section, level 92-A-40, which is in a Carnian shallow subtidal limestone in Spain.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Boyar section, level 92-A-40
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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