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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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