Chondrichthyes - Carcharhiniformes - Galeocerdidae
Full reference: E. I. White. 1926. Eocene fishes from Nigeria. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Nigeria 10:1-87
Belongs to Galeocerdo according to E. I. White 1926
Sister taxa: Galeocerdo acanthodon, Galeocerdo aduncus, Galeocerdo alabamensis, Galeocerdo clarkensis, Galeocerdo cuvier, Galeocerdo davisi, Galeocerdo denticulatus, Galeocerdo eaglesomei, Galeocerdo egertoni, Galeocerdo gibberulus, Galeocerdo latidens, Galeocerdo minor, Galeocerdo mixtus, Galeocerdo rosaliensis, Galeocerdo subcrenatus, Galeocerdo tigrinus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Oshosun, which is in a Lutetian marine horizon in Nigeria
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Nigeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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