†Hemipristis heteropleurus Agassiz 1844 (ground shark)
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Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Hemigaleidae
Belongs to Hemipristis according to D. S. Jordan 1907
See also Hay 1902, Jordan and Gilbert 1919 and Jordan and Hanibal 1923
Sister taxa: Hemipristis curvatus, Hemipristis cyclodonta, Hemipristis elongata, Hemipristis elongatus, Hemipristis lavigniensis, Hemipristis serra, Hemipristis wyattdurhami
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Mexico (1 collection)
• Miocene of Mexico (2), United States (1: California)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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