Brachycarcharias koerti Stromer 1910

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Alternative combinations: Odontaspis koerti, Otodus koerti

Full reference: E. Stromer. 1910. Reptilien und Fischreste aus dem marinen Alttertiär von Südtogo (Westafrika). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft 62:478-505

Belongs to Brachycarcharias according to G. Marramà et al. 2019

See also Stromer 1910 and White 1926

Sister taxa: Brachycarcharias atlasi, Brachycarcharias lerichei, Brachycarcharias mississippiensis, Brachycarcharias twiggsensis

Subtaxa: Odontaspis koerti itoriensis

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Type specimen: Its type locality is Adabion (Oppenheim collection), which is in a Thanetian marine horizon in Togo

Distribution:

• Eocene of Nigeria (4 collections), United States (1: North Carolina)

• Paleocene of Togo (1)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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